From the 1930 film “Honey”
Words and music by Sam Coslow and W. Franke Harling
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Brothers and sisters, my sermon today
Is Pa-doop-poop-poop and vo-de-o-do
And sing all your troubles away
Brothers and sisters, don’t you delay
To Pa-doop-poop-poop and vo-de-o-do
And sing all your troubles away
Amen. Amen
Refrain
You sinners, drop everything
Let dat harmony ring up to Heaven and sing
Sing, you sinners
Just wave your arms all about
Let the Lord hear your shout
Pour dat music right out
Sing, you sinners
Whenever there’s music
The debil kicks
De don’t allow music
By dat river Styx
You’re wicked and you’re depraved
And you’ve all misbehaved
If you want to be saved
Sing, you sinners