Here's another song based on "Coming 'Round the Mountain": They'll Be Coming Traditional music, words by Eileen Abrams Tune of "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain 1. Bumpy wagons moving thru the days & nights They've been travelin' far in search of human rights Not much comfort or supporters but within this country's borders They won't quit until they've won all of the fights CHORUS They'll be comin' round the mountain when they come They'll be drivin' six white horses when they come They'll be talkin' new solutions, women's suffrage, revolution And we'll all go out to meet them when they come. 2. In Colorado women sought a victory, Mrs. Stanton headed out with Susan B. Organizing, speaking, writing, for us all they kept on fighting Women won the vote out there in '93 CHORUS 3. Women ride (rise?) & join your sisters on the line It's been struggle after stuggle all the time Keep your mind upon our heritage, your hearts upon the future And we'll make it thru the tight spots every time! CHORUS Source: http://www.1stuu.org/Worship/OOS/05.06.12.pdf (First Unitarian-Universalist Church of Detroit) The song, with lyrics ©1976 by Eileen Abrams, is on page 251 of the Rise Up Singing Songbook. I'd like to know more about Eileen Abrams and the background of this song.
|