I meet little Rosa early in de mornin',
An' I ax her, how you do my darter?
O Jerusalem, early in de mornin';
O Jerusalem, early in de mornin'.
Walk 'em easy round de heaben Walk 'em easy round de heaben
Walk 'em easy round de heaben, Till all living may join dat band.

I meet my mudder early in de mornin',
An' I ax her, how you do my mudder?
Walk 'em easy, etc.

I meet brudder Robert early in de mornin';
I ax brudder Robert, how you do, my sonny?

I meet titta-Wisa early in de mornin';
I ax titta-Wisa, how you do, my darter?