Mary in Kentucky transcribed the 1917 H.T. Burleigh arrangement of Deep River (click) from The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. This is the version that Paul Robeson used. Lyrics that fit Mary's transcription are as follows, although the Burleigh arrangement has only the first verse.
The tune should appear soon at Mudcat MIDIs.
-Joe Offer-

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DEEP RIVER
(traditional black spiritual)

CHORUS
Deep River, my home is over Jordan,
Deep River, Lord I want to cross over into campground.

Oh, don't you want to go to that gospel feast
That promised land where all is peace?
Deep River, Lord I want to cross over into campground.
CHORUS

I'll go up to Heaven and take my seat
And cast my crown at Jesus' feet
Deep River, Lord I want to cross over into campground.
CHORUS

Oh, when I get to Heaven I'll walk about
There's nobody there to turn me out
Deep River, Lord I want to cross over into campground.
CHORUS

JRO ^^
source: The Odyssey of Paul Robeson (CD)

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I'm still curious - has anybody heard "Deep River" sung with the "Steal Away" verses, like what we have in the database?