05 Mar 14 - 03:25 PM (#3607480) Subject: Lyr Add: Gwine Up (Spiritual) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Lyr. Add: GWINE UP (Spiritual) Oh, yes, I'm gwine up, gwine up, gwine all de way, Lord, Gwine up, gwine up, to see de heabenly lan'. Oh,- saints an' sinners will-a you go, See de heabenly lan', I'm-a gwine up to heab'n, fo' to see my robe, See de heabenly lan', Gwine to see my robe an' try it on, See de heabenly lan', It am brighter den-a dat glitterin' sun, See de heabenly lan'. Oh, yes, I'm Gwine up, gwine up, gwine all de way, Lord, Gwine up, gwine up to see de heabenly lan'. Oh,- gwine to keep-a climin' high, See de heabenly lan', Till I meet dem-a angels in-a de sky, See de heabenly lan', Dem-a snow white angels I shall see, See de heabenly lan', Den de debil am-a gwine to let-a me be, See de heabenly lan'. Oh, yes, I'm Gwine up, gwine up, gwine up all de way, Lord, Gwine up, gwine up to see de heabenly lan'. Book 1, pp. 118-119, with musical score. James Weldon Johnson, "The Book of American Negro Spirituals." Viking Press. The gospel version is similar. |
05 Mar 14 - 03:33 PM (#3607485) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Gwine Up (Spiritual) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Jim Dixon posted a gospel version in the thread Lyr. Req.: Ride up, tarriers |