Lyr Add: Bless My Soul / Sweet Wind (Staines)

Subject: Lyr Add: Bless My Soul / I Can Feel the Sweet Win
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Aug 16 - 03:16 AM

This song feels like a traditional song, but it isn't. The version in the Digital Tradition comes from Guy Carawan, but it was written by Bill Staines.

GOIN' BACK TO CAROLINA (Sweet Winds Blowing)[from DT]
(Bill Staines adapted Guy Carawan)

I can hear the soft winds blowin' through the valleys and the hills
I can hear the soft winds blowin'as I go, as I go,
I can hear the soft winds blowin' through the valleys and the hills
I'm goin' back to Carolina, bless my soul, bless my soul.

I can see the morning breakin' through the valleys and the hills,
I can see the morning breakin' as I go, as I go
I can see the morning breakin'through the valleys and the hills
I'm goin' back to Carolina, bless my soul, bless my soul.

I can feel a touch of heaven etc.

I can feel the people stirrin', etc.

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Subject: ADD I Can Feel the Sweet Winds Blowing
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Aug 16 - 03:33 AM

The song appears under the title "I Can Feel the Sweet Winds Blowing"in two songbooks from the Cooperative Recreation Service:

• Bright Morning Stars (1984)
• Songs to Sing and Sing Again (1984)

The song is attributed to Bill Staines (words and music) ©1977 by Folk-Legacy Records BMI.

Here's the version from Bright Morning Stars, page 60 (verse 6 from Songs to Sing and Sing Again):

The song appears under the title "I Can Feel the Sweet Winds Blowing"in two songbooks from the Cooperative Recreation Service:

• Bright Morning Stars (1984)
• Songs to Sing and Sing Again (1984)

The song is attributed to Bill Staines (words and music) ©1977 by Folk-Legacy Records BMI.

Here's the version from Bright Morning Stars, page 60:

I CAN FEEL THE SWEET WINDS BLOWING
(Bill Staines)

I can feel the sweet winds blowin'
Through the valleys and the hills.
I can feel the sweet winds blowin'
As I go, as I go.
I can feel the sweet winds blowin'
Through the valleys and the hills.
I'm goin' back to Carolina,
That's my home, that's my home.

2. I can feel a touch of heaven...
3. I can hear my people calling...
4. I can see a dawn a-breaking...
5. I can feel the people stirring....
6. I can see the children playing...

Subject: ADD Version: Bless My Soul / Sweet Wind (Staines)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Aug 16 - 03:51 AM

And finally, here's the version that's in the songbook, If I Were a Word, Then I'd Be a Song: Songs by Bill Staines published by Folk-Legacy Records, 1980 (Page 83)

BLESS MY SOUL (SWEET WIND)
(Bill Staines)

I can feel a sweet wind blowing
Through the valleys and the hills.
I can feel a sweet wind blowing
As I go, as I go.
I can feel a sweet wind blowing
Through the valleys and the hills.
I'm going back to Carolina,
Bless my soul, bless my soul.

I can see the morning breaking...

I can feel a touch of Heaven...

I can see the people stirring...

I can feel the sweet wind blowing....


Guitar in C with capo up 6 frets to sound in F sharp

The song appears on the Bill Staines Happy Wanderer CD under the title "I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowing (Bless My Soul)"