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Thread #53453   Message #822736
Posted By: Ship'scat
10-Nov-02 - 12:31 PM
Thread Name: Nelson's Blood Scottish Fiddle Tune/Spiritual
Subject: ADD: Roll the Old Chariot Along (Negro Spiritual)
The chorus for the pumnping shanty, Nelson's Blood comes from the the "Roll the Old Chariot Along" a black spiritual. Both allegedly get their tune from a Scottish fiddle tune. Can anyone name that tune? For bonus points is the a link to ABCs or MIDIs?

If this turns out to be true, isn't it a wonderful cultural "crossroad"? Many thanks, KC



ROLL THE OLD CHARIOT ALONG

 

Roll de ol' chariot along, yes
Roll de ol' chariot along yes
Roll de ol' chariot along
Ef you don't hang on behin'.

O Christians
Roll de ol' chariot along, yes
Roll de ol' chariot along yes
Roll de ol' chariot along
Ef you don't hang on behin'.

Ef yo Mother want to go
She shall wear a starry crown
Ef yo Mother want to go
She shall wear a starry crown
An' she must hang behin'

O Christians
Roll de ol' chariot along, yes
Roll de ol' chariot along yes
Roll de ol' chariot along
Ef you don't hang on behin'.

Ef de Devil's in the way
Jus' roll right over
Ef de Devil's in the way
Jus' roll right over
An' you must hang behin'