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Thread #41800   Message #604446
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
05-Dec-01 - 04:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: 'Chariot' Spirituals
Subject: Lyr Add: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT
SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT III

Cho.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
I don't want to leave me behind.

Oh, de good ole chariot swing so low,
Good ole chariot swing so low,
Oh, de good ole chariot swing so low,
I don't want to leave me behind.
Cho.
Oh, de good ole chariot will take us all home,
De good ole chariot will take us all home,
Oh, de good ole chariot will take us all home,
I don't want to leave me behind.
Cho.

Fenner, T. F., in Armstrong et al., Cabin and Plantation Songs, 1874, p. 179, with sheet music.
An older, simpler version with different melody.
@religion @spiritual