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Thread #82883 Message #1520477
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
11-Jul-05 - 10:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon
Subject: Lyr Add: I STOOD ON DE RIBBER OB JERDON
Lyr. Add: I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon
Lyr. trad., Music Henry Thacker Burleigh?
I stood on de ribber ob Jerdon
To see dat ship come sailin' ober;
Stood on de ribber ob Jerdon
To see dat ship sail by.
O moaner, don' ya weep,
When ya see dat ship come sailin' ober,
Shout "Glory Hallelujah!
When ya see dat ship sail by.
O sister, ya bettuh be ready
To see dat ship come sailin' ober,
etc.
O brother, ya bettuh be ready, etc.
(or combine):
O sister, ya bettuh be ready
To see dat ship come sailin' ober;
Brother, ya bettuh be ready
To see dat ship sail by.
O preacher...
O deacon....
From Cleveland and Nix, 1981, "Songs of Zion," no. 149, with music and chords, Harmony by Cleveland and Nix (1930s). Abingdon Press, Nashville. Not listed in the Cleveland Index. Also at negrospirituals.com: River
Sung by Clinton Irving, base baritone, "Clinton Irving Sings Spirituals," 23 tracks, 2001. Currently only available used.
One website cites Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949) for the melody, but he may have arranged it.