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Thread #99130 Message #3858947
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Jun-17 - 01:41 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Ballad of Harriet Tubman
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ballad of Harriet Tubman
Thread #275 Message #735
Posted By: Susan
10-Dec-96 - 10:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: songs recorded by Holly Near
Subject: Lyr Add: HARRIET TUBMAN -and- HAY UNA MUJER
HARRIET TUBMAN
words and music by Walter Robinson
One night I dreamed I was in slavery
'bout 1850 was the time
Sorrow was the only sign
Nothing around to ease my mind.
Out of the night appeared a lady
Leading a distant Pilgril band
"First mate" she yelled, pointing her hand.
"Make room aboard for this young woman"
Chorus: Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
Come on up to this train of mine (2 x)
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
And she drove for the underground railroad
Hundreds of miles we traveled onward
Gathering slaves from town to town
Seeking every lost and found
Setting those free that once were bound
Somehow my heart was growing weaker
I fell by the wayside's sinking sand
Firmly did this lady stand
She lifted me up and took my hand
Chorus
Who are these children dressed in red
They must be the ones that Moses led
Chorus
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
and she drove for the underground railroad.
copyright Shawnee Press
Inc. Deleware Water Gap PA 1977.
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