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Thread #57161 Message #897749
Posted By: masato sakurai
24-Feb-03 - 07:04 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: O, de Lord tol' Nory
Subject: Lyr Add: NORAH, HIST THE WINDAH
From Lyria Parrish, Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands (click here for info; University of Georgia Press, 1945, 1992, pp. 134-136; with music):
NORAH, HIST THE WINDAH
Norah, hist the windah Norah, hist the windah Norah, hist the windah Hist the windah let the dove come in.
Oh God comman' Bother Norah one day Oh hist the windah let the dove come in An' told Brother Norah to build an ark Hist the windah let the dove come in.
Chorus: Oh Norah, hist the windah Oh Norah, hist the windah Oh Norah, hist the windah Hist the windah let the dove come in.
Well Norah commence to buil' his ark Oh hist the windah let the dove come in An' he buil' his ark on the ha'd dry lan' Oh hist the windah let the dove come in.
(repeat chorus)
An' the foolish man come ridin' by Oh hist the windah let the dove come in Well he point his han' an' he scorn at Norah Oh hist the windah let the dove come in An' he call ole Norah the foolish man Oh hist the windah let the dove come in You buildin' yo' ark on the ha'd dry lan' Oh hist the windah let the dove come in.
(repeat chorus)
Well, the little turtle dove done droop his wing Oh hist the windah let the dove come in An' he gone on Zion's Hill to sing Hist the windah let the dove come in.