THE SWINGING SHEPHERD BLUES
Singing Together Autumn ‘90

1,Along a mountain pass,
There is a patch of grass
Where the swingin’ shepherd plays his tune,
His sheep never stray,
Dancin’ all day
Till they see the pale and yellow moon,
And then he leads his flock
And homeward they all rock
To the tune of the Swingin’ Shepherd Blues.

Chorus:
Swingin’ shepherd,
Play those haunting trills,
Swingin’ shepherd,
Let it echo through the hills,
The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues

2,Then through the starry night
He sees a shining light,
A host of angels singin’ overhead.
To Bethlehem town
He must go down
There he’ll see a baby in a manger bed,
And with the cherubim
He’ll play his pipe for Him
To the tune of the Swingin’ Shepherd Blues.

Cho:

3,Doo doo doo . . . doodle doo . . . etc.

Cho:

X: 1
T:Swinging Shepherd Blues
M:4/4
L:1/4
S: Singing Together Autumn 1990
Z: NP 05 May 2020
K:G
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w: |***A-long a moun-tain pass, There is a patch of grass Where_ the swing-in’ shep-herd plays his tune,_ His sheep ne-ver stray,_ Danc-in’ all day Till they see the pale and yel-low moon,_ And_ then he leads his flock And home-ward they all rock To_ the tune of the Swing-in’ Shep_-herd Blues. Swing-in’ shep-herd, Play those haunt-ing trills, Swing-in’ shep-herd, Let it e-cho through the hills,_ The Swing-in’ Shep_-herd_ Blues.

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Transcribed following a request on one of the “Singing Together” threads.
This appeared in the Autumn 1990 Singing Together, and did not show a name for either music or lyrics. The ‘acknowledgements’ on the back cover do give praise where due for other songs in the book, but this one is not included.
The title at the top of the page was not as shown above. But was “The Swinging Shepherd Blues”. The index page has it as “The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues”, and that matches the quoted lyrics, so that is the title I’ve used. NP