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Title	Pray for the lights to go out
Cover Illustration	Man standing behind pulpit in front of congregation, hiding bottle labeled gin behind his back.
Composer	Skidmore, Will E., 1880-1959
Date (original)	1916
Publisher	Kansas City, Mo. : Skidmore Music Co., Skidmore Music Co.
Genre	Minstrel
Subjects	Humorous songs. Songs and music. United States. Deacons Popular music Minstrel music. local
Performance Medium	Piano Voice
First Line of Song	Father was a deacon in a hard shell church, way down South where I was born
First Line of Chorus	She hollered Brother, if you want to spread joy, just pray for the lights to stay out
Format (original)	1 score ([4] p.) 35 cm.
Format (digital)	PDF file
Physical ID#	32278009352794
Location of original	Box 9, Folder 1, Piece 13
Language	en
Original collection	Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection
Repository	Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher	Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Preferred citation	[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.

Pray for the lights to go out

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