Grandpa Jones — Methodist Pie

[Verse 1] I Went down to camp meeting just the other afternoon Just to hear ’em dance and sing Tell each other how to love one another And to make the hallelujahs ring There was old Brother Daniel and Brother Ebeneezer Uncle Rufus and his lame gal Sue Aunt Polly and Melinda and old Mother Bender Well I never seen a happier crew [Verse 2] Well they all go there for to have a good time And to eat their grub so sly Have applesauce butter with sugar in the gourd And a great big Methodist pie Well you ought to hear 'em ringing when they all get to singin’ That good old bye and bye See Jimmy McGee in the top of a tree Saying how is this for high [Chorus] Oh chill'un I believe Oh little chill'un I believe Oh little chill'un I believe I’s a Methodist till I die I’s a Methodist a Methodist it is my belief I’s a Methodist till I die When old grim death come a-knocking at the door I’s a Methodist till I die [Verse 3] Then they catch a holda hands and dance around a ring Keep a'singin’ all the while You’d think it was a cyclone a'coming through the air You could hear 'em shout a half a mile Then the bell rings loud and the great big crowd Breaks ranks and up they fly While I take aboard on the sugar in the gourd And I clean up the methodist pie [Chorus] Oh chill'un I believe Oh little chill'un I believe Oh little chill'un I believe I’s a Methodist till I die I’s a Methodist a Methodist it is my belief I’s a Methodist till I die When old grim death come a-knocking at the door I’s a Methodist till I die