To My Friend Barney Hughes,
Memphis Tenn.
"Ev'ry Day Gwine to Be Sunday" (1879)
(aka "Everday Is Going to Be Sunday") 
End Song & Chorus
Arranged by W. 
Composed by John T. Rutledge
sung with great success by
Tom Sadley, George Wilson, George H. Edwards,
Billy Birch, Billy Barry, Cal. Wagner & Others.

Memphis, TN: W.C. Woodward & Co. & H. G. Hollenberg
Boston: O. Ditson & Co,
  White, Smith & Co.
  J. F. Ferry & Co.
New York: C. H. Ditson & Co.
  Wm. A. Pond & Co.
  S. T. Gordon & Son
San Francisco: M. Gray
  Sherman & Hyde
  S. Blackmar & Co.
Philadelphia: J. E. Ditson & Co.
  F. A. North & Co.
  G. Andre & Co.
Engraver & Printer: T. A. Barber, Philadelphia
[Source: Detroit Public Library,
The Hackley Collection;
Digital ID: dpl-hac-00054.dc 
OCLC Record ID: 50488884]

1. 
[SOLO] Dere’s a good time comin’ for de niggers yet
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 
[SOLO} Get your golden wings and don’t forget 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday. 
[SOLO] De Niggers don’t you worry, massa’s gone 
Pick out dat cotton and shell dat corn 
Good time comin’ just as sure’s you’re born, 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev¦ry day goin to be Sunday. 

CHORUS [sung after each verse]
Better times are comin, niggers skin your eye 
Ev’ry day goin to be Sunday, 
Look out for dem angels, else day pass you by 
Ev’ry day goin to be Sunday.

2. 
[SOLO] Dere’s de sisters callin’ on de oder shore 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 
[SOLO] Grease your muscles niggers for to pull dat oar 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 
[SOLO] Tide am rough and de wind am strong 
Fix yourself fo’ to sing dat song 
Work altogether and it won’t be long, 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 

3. 
[SOLO] When you hear Mr Gabriel blow dat horn 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 
[SOLO] Den de time am here just as sure’s you’re born 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday 
[SOLO] Fix yourself for to sail away 
Pack your trunk fo’ de broke ob day 
Cause you ain’t goin to have no time to stay, 
[CHORUS, in unison] Ev’ry day’s goin’ to be Sunday