"Swing Down Sweet Chariot" (the title of the first song listed in this thread) is available at perhaps a surprising source (unless you know that the singer won three Grammy awards for his gospel recordings): Elvis Presley! He recorded it in 1960 for the "His Hand In Mine" collection, where it was simply credited as having been arranged by Elvis. The lyrics used by Elvis closely match those printed above: SWING DOWN SWEET CHARIOT Chorus: Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord, rock me lord Calm and easy Well I've got a home on the other side Repeat chorus Well, well, well, well, well, well Ezekial went down in the middle of a field Saw an angel working on a chariot wheel Wasn't so particular 'bout the chariot wheel Just wanted to see how a chariot feel Repeat chorus Well Ezekial went down and he got on board Chariot went a bumpin' on down the road Zeke wasn't so particular 'bout the bumpin' of the road Just wanted to lay down his heavy load Repeat chorus Well I've got a father in the promised land Ain't gonna stop until I shake his hand Rock me lord, rock me lord Calm and easy I've got a home on the other side Repeat chorus
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