e/The Great Speckled Bird (song)

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has gloss	eng: "The Great Speckled Bird" is a Southern hymn whose lyrics were written by the Reverend Guy Smith. The song is in the form of AABA and has a 12 bar count. It is based on Jeremiah 12:9, "Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959), Hank Locklin (1962), Lucinda Williams (1978), Bert Southwood (1990), and Jerry Lee Lewis.
lexicalization	eng: The Great Speckled Bird
instance of	(noun) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) hymn, anthem