BG: O Death

[Tom Eshelman, extn 2282, rm 4295A]

I'm curious about the origin of the song O Death.
It doesn't seem like a sacred song or a popular song.
Is it a traditional Appalachian folk song?  Have others
recorded it?  How did Ralph Stanley come to know it?

Tom Eshelman
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Columbus, Ohio
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