For Absalom Jones commemoration:

CLIMBIN' HIGH MOUNTAINS (TRYING TO GET HOME)
Learned from the singing of Benjamin Matthews on Canti Classics CD THREE GENERATIONS. Adapted, arranged, and new verses (C) 2012 by Susan O. Hinton for The Good News-Goodtime Band, from arrangements by Betty Jackson King and, in American Negro Songs and Spirituals, John W. Work.

1. Climbin' high mountains,
Tryin' to get home.
Climbin' high mountains,
Tryin' to get home.

Climbin' high mountains,
Climbin' high mountains,

(Lord I'm) climbin' high mountains,
Tryin' to get home.


2. Load gettin' heavy,
Tryin' to get home.
Load gettin' heavy,
Tryin' to get home.

Load gettin' heavy,
Load gettin' heavy,

Load gettin' heavy,
Tryin' to get home.


3. Standin' hard trials,
Tryin' to get home.
Standin' hard trials,
Tryin' to get home.

Standin' hard trials,
Standin' hard trials,

(Oh I'm) standin' hard trials,
Tryin' to get home.


4. Follow King Jesus
Tryin' to get home.
Follow King Jesus
Tryin' to get home.

Follow King Jesus
I will follow King Jesus

Lord I'll follow King Jesus
Tryin' to get home.


5. Still on my journey,
Tryin' to get home.
Still on my journey,
Tryin' to get home.

Still on my journey,
Still on my journey,

Lord I'm still on my journey,
Tryin' to get home.

SH