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03 Oct 02 - 01:44 AM (#795982) Subject: Lyr Add: Rainbow 'Round His Shoulders From: GUEST,JB3 We are waiting for the boatman, We're waiting for the boatman, Lord We're waiting for the boatman, who rose from Calvary And we'll all go together, We'll all go together To see the Lord Jesus walking on a cloud With a Rainbow 'Round His Shoulders O, Fathers are you ready, Fathers are you ready, Lord O, Fathers are you ready and don't you want to go And we'll all go... Repeat for Mothers, Sisters, etc., and end with the "waiting for the boatman" verse and a last chorus This is a great camp-meeting song, believe I heard it from Jean Ritchie. The tune is the same as Seneca Square Dance, but AB instead of AABB in form. |
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03 Oct 02 - 11:00 PM (#796555) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rainbow 'Round His Shoulders From: wysiwyg Oh! How lovely! And I know the tune, too! Thanks! ~Susan |
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03 Oct 02 - 11:10 PM (#796565) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rainbow 'Round His Shoulders From: wysiwyg Hear the tune at HONKINGDUCK as fiddled by Fiddlin' Dave Neal. Recording: Challenge 301 Date Issued: January 1927 Side: B Title: Seneca Square Dance Recording Date: Unknown Grab a MIDI of it at Ed Hetzler's wonderful site of fiddle tunes in MIDI format. ~Susan |