"Train Your Child" was recorded in 1928 by
Washington Phillips (18801954). It is remarkable in that it divides into two distinct parts: (1) a spoken
homily
A homily (from Greek ὁμιλία, ''homilía'') is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture, giving the "public explanation of a sacred doctrine" or text. The works of Origen and John Chrysostom (known as Paschal Homily) are considered ex ...
by him about child-rearing, and (2) an instrumental solo in
gospel blues style on his unique
zither
Zithers (; , from the Greek word ''cithara'') are a class of stringed instruments. Historically, the name has been applied to any instrument of the psaltery family, or to an instrument consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat bo ...
-like instrument.
The homily comments on the
Book of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs ( he, מִשְלֵי, , "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is a book in the third section (called Ketuvim) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different ...
(attributed to
King Solomon
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
) at
22:6:
Recordings
* 1928Washington Phillips,
78rpm single Columbia
14448-D
References
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Blues songs
Gospel songs
Washington Phillips songs
1928 songs
Columbia Records singles