The recent discussion of Robert Johnson touched on the song "Dust My Broom," which Wikipedia says owes a debt to "traditional religious songs about The Prodigal Son."
Searching for more on this, I found this riveting performance:
Last Edited by timeistight on May 14, 2013 4:20 PM
There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of different blues and gospel songs that feature some kind of "I believe" refrain: "I believe I'll make a change" "I believe I'll go back home" "I believe I'll dust my broom" (which means leave here) "I believe my time ain't long"