Title: Story about a lazy man named Enoch Date recorded: October 6, 1961 Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Note: Jones tells of a lazy man named Enoch, who for two years claimed he was sick in order to avoid work. People played a trick on him in order to call his bluff, pretending that God was outside ready to "take him home."
About the session: The tenth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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