wn 9 Zz 9 ry = | oO re O ce © ve Zz. ° inFOREWORD This little book of Negro folk songs was pre- pared by a group of music educators. Their purpose has been to present usable songs in simple, authentic form at low cost. In variety and number, spirituals undoubtedly constitute America’s finest contribution to folk music. The cover is a reproduction of William Smith's block print portraying the spiritual, “Nobody Knows”. Fifty original prints were made, of which one hangs in the Library of Congress. The artist was formerly of Karamu House, a na- tionally known creative art center in Cleveland, Ohio, unique among settlements of this country. Realizing how much singing can enrich our lives, | wish you all the joy that using this book can bring, Walter F, Anderson Published by Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc. Delaware, Ohio 25¢ eachLittle Wheel ‘Awn by Katharine Tyler Wessells 7 ‘There's a lit-tle wheel a-turn -ing in m “a we ing 'y heart. There's a Lit-tle wheel aturning in my a as KR De € In my heart. a bd heart, Pin my heart, “There's a lit-tle wheel a-turn-ing in my heart. ee dd 2. Oh, | feel so very happy in my heart... 3. Oh, I don't feel no ways tired in my heart... A. Oh, | feel like shouting in my heart... Words and melody from Retistous FoLK Sonos oF THE NEGRO Edited by E.N.Dett.Mary and Martha & a +$—+ 7 + “1. Mary and Mar: th Mary and Mar-tha 2 feciitrandMohver gene’long 3, Preacherandtheeld-er. . “ jes’ genet Long, Ma-ry and Mar-tha jes’ gone’long, To = A a come ring dem charm-in’ bells. Cry-in’, Free grace un-a- dy - in’ love, Free grace un-ady-in’ Love, Free grace un-a- - = dyin’ love, To ring dem charminy balls, Cry.in’ bells. Oh, My Lovin’ Brother Oh, my lov-in’ broth-er—— When the world’s on fire —_ Dor't you want Gods bos -om — to be your pil -low?___ Hide me o -ver__.. in theRock of — —S A- ges, — Rock of A-ges,cleft for me.3 Deep River Negro Spiritual Riv-er, Lord, I SE jos - pel feast, That oP, ee = ised Land, where al is peace? A “hed a. Dy oo Tree Sse4 Balm in Gilead Spiritual Arn,by Francis Ames Refrain $5 There-ig balm in Gil-e-ad To make the wound-ed, whole. There_is a balm in Gil-e-ad To FA 2 Finersout heal the sinsicksoul. There-is.a soul, Some Yo Fine: soul. Arm == ————— | a a a times | feel dis-counaged an'think my work invain, But ev -er feel dis-cour-aged,our Father is our friend, And may rot preach like Pe -ter; you maynot pray Like Paul, But oS hn f bm bm na 2s. “then the Ho-ly Spirit coment t 1 Ho -ly Spir-it re-viyes my: gain. lea if you Lack for knowledge Hell not refuse to lend! youean tell the stocry of one whodiad for all. p nm oy =- = 2 bet gt Ar LO AmeBurden Down (Ae GUNG Ar LINCOLN ScHOGL, MARION, ALABAMA) Prayerfelly, not too lout Arr by Olive J, Williams Leaoen Cronus Bur-den down,Lord, Bur-den doynjLord, Since I lay my bur-den: down. Burden down,Lord Burden bur-denl down down, Lord, Since! Lay my bur-den down, 2. Wonder will’my sister know me, ..+ .8. Wonder will my brother know me, ... & Burden down, ‘Lord, ... (same as tst stanza) Jacob’s Ladder wed D D, D PA We are climb-ing da-cob’s lad-der, We are Ar 6 nfo Bm, climb-i wing Ja-cobs ae deny We are climb-ing git AL == 7 se da-cob’s lad-der, Sol-diers of the crose—— 2—Every round goes higher, higher, 3—Sinner, do you love my Jesus? ..«e 4-If you love Him, why not serve Him? 5—We are climbing higher, higher...Certainly, Lord Moderato ¢ marcato Arr. by Walter F Anderson Have you got good. relig.ion? Cer-tain-ty, Lord! Have you get good re-lig-ion? Cer-tain-ly, Lord! nyt get good re-lig - ion? cer-tain-ly,Lord! Cer-tain-ly, LS Pe» cor-tain-ly, cer-tain-ly, Lord! Cor-tain-ly,certainly, PPxX—™ > > cer-tain-ly, Lord! Cor-tain-ly,certainly,containdy,Lord! 2. Have you been baptized? ... 3. Did you go to the valley? Did you get on your knees? Did your soul get ease?Amen Horus. Arr, by Marion Downs ~~ S AW men, A = men, A = men, A- Soo OBs.LieaTo SSS b 2. See Him in the tem Ae, a See Himat the sea-side, See Him inthe gar-de [esos z Yes, He is my Sav-ior! a ieee ae =a See men, A-men. men, A-men. AT : ig ee — Taakcing tothe EractShionttey manclsdat fe icon Ki lowthey marvelle wi Bread fing and he healing, ‘To the blind and the fe ble. Peeing His Fa-ther, In deep - est sor- row. Pravin died to save us, And He rose on Eas-ter. = aS SaaS = J men, A= men, 6.Hal-lela = jah In theking- A men, men, Atmen, A- men. IDO dom with my Sav-ior A-men, A-men, IQA A = men, A = men, A-men, A-men. Amen—pronounce A as in bay. NOTES: (1) Sing chorus thru twice before >eginning obbligata lac and soften background singing with beqinning of lead. (2) Swell the 2nd and 3rd "amen" when going up scale. | (3) last verse be sure to observe break, and all hold last “A- menCome and Go With confidence Negro Spiritual Sova cxoays So cue. Come an’? e to that lan} Come an’ go to that lan? Come ati'go~ to that Lan} Where lin bourwhere Fim Sone, cHo. boun’ Come an’go to that Lan? Come ango to that |e : to lan? Come an ei to that Lan’ where In boun! 2. There is joy in that lan’... 3. Peace and happiness in that lan’... 4. Come and go to that lan’... Note: Chorus parts always fade away in hum. Last stanza pp. but vital. Mezzo or Baritone voices do solo best. As sung at Marion, Alabama, Set down by Olive J. Williams.Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray Negre Spiritual 1 could-nt hear no-bod-y pray; O 1 —~EzeWel Saw the Wheel Negro Spiritual E-ze-Kel saw the wheel "Way up inthe ntid-dled the air, E- { © a - Y ze-Wel saw the wheel. Way in the mid-dle o' the air, The| ‘big wheel moved by Faith The little wheel moved by the Grace 6 Pp Fine God, "Awheel in'a wheel "Way in the mid-dle ¢ the air, ca 1. des’ Let me tell you what a hy-po-crite Il do, 2. Watch out my sis-ter how you walk on the cross, 3. You say the Lord has set__ you free, > foot might slip an'yd| Why dont yeu let erEzeWel, -contcnued From American Neeno Sones by John W.Work. Theo. Presser, Philadetpva. Rocka My Soul Spirituat Oh, a rock-a my soul, in the bo-som of A -bra- ie FF ham; A rock-a. my soul Th the bosom of A-brahamA rock-a my soul in the bosom of A - bra-hany Oh, rocka my soul. So high,you can't get over ity So low, you can’t get un-der it; So wide,you can’t get a-round it; You must go in at the door.12 Get on Board Splritual Cheerfully, not too fast Arn, by Olive J. Williams Get on board, little chilxdven,Get on board, lit-tle Get on, chil dren, Get on, ate chil - dren, Get on board, lit-tle chil-dren, There's chil - dren, Get on board, There’s Fine @eaa ites St a aS ee | 4. The Gos-pel trains a- room for man-y amore. 2. 1 hear the train a- 3.The fare is cheap and room for man-y a more. chk —b— shy = 2S. =e Fics com -in} 1 hear it just at han} J hear the com - in} A-com -in’ round the curve,Sh¢s loos-entd ail cango, » The rich and poor are there, @No sec- Chorus hum ie == = hk Dec. (Saat tat car wheels rolt-in, an’ rum-blin’ thru the Lan? all her steam an’ brakes, she’ strain-in’ ev “ry nerve. class a-board this train, no dif-frence in the fare. ; ~ = P= = = = s —2 = = T Nore: Pronunciation is improved by omitting final consonants and ail r's. ‘When Chorus hums, altos ond remaining sopranos take the highest tone.13 Go Down, Moses With dramatic éntensity Are. by Olive J. Williams Leaver CHoRUS Broadly rT When Is-rael was in Egypt land: Thus saith the Lord,bold Mo-ses said: Let On (et us all from bondage flee, ot MY People ?—?— SSE Leaver Cuorus x = Operesetl cohand they could notstand P o; If fot ML smite your Aest-born deal Let my people 9 Andiatus ail’in christ be feet : Pe Sl = S&S 7 REFRAIN ge. Go down,Mo-ses, way down in E-gyptS Land,. : ls iz Leaver Cxorus Tell__ ol. Pha -rach Let my peo-ple go. ae :14 Good News in the Kingdom West Indies Spiritual Arn by Francis Ameo. CHORUS Good!nens inthe kingdom, An Iwort die no mere, my lead-ers Good'news inthe king-domLord, Ar'Iworitdie no more. uu Sovo CHogus 4. | sawSoint Pe-ter on the sca, Ee 2 ! do be- lieve without a doubt, An'Iworlt die nomore; 3 eel de splr-it mov me, z Shhh bobby rem 8 iggaee aA Helteft his nets and pial ‘4 BS g it = The Chris-tian has a ri Vin gwine tojein the15 Good News Reerain Lively and bright Walter F Anderson mf ew Good news! The char-i-ot's com-ing. Good news! The char-i-ot com-ing.Good news! The char-i-otS com-ing, Fine There’s a "And 1 dortt want if to leave me behind: 1.There’sa Long white robe in the heav-en | know eee Sed haven Lknow ” 'A tong white 2n0-t pd f ‘® long white tong white robe in the $ = tobe jf He heawlen'l kriow, Thare’ along white robe in the robe in theheav-en I know. | Dc. heav-en 1 know, And Idon't want it to leave me be-hiad. #. pair of wings. .3.shoes...4.starry crown... 5.golden harpe:16 There’s a Meeting Here Tonight Rerrain Unpocomarziale Soro CHorus > ; a: 20g Come a-long, there's a meet: ing here tonight; >. Fine know youby your dai-ly walk,There’ a meeting here to-night. > | 1.Camp.neet-ing dewnin the wil-denness,There’s amectinghere tonights L 42. You sayyoure aim-ing forthe skies, m = ‘wh know it a-mong the Meth-o-dists,Theed’ ‘ort you stop your telldngliens nerceaneet dent you stop your ean Copyright, 1936, by Hall & McCreary Co. Chicago17 I Got a Robe Negro Spiritua 1 grtarebeyougotarke la Gadsclarrgitaroe zn "When I get toheaven goin'to put on my robe, goin’ to wa shout all o-ver God's Heav-en. Heay-en, Heav-en. Ey-ry-bod-y talkin bouta Heav-en ain’-a go-in’ there, — Heay-en. Heaven. Goi! to shoutall over Ged’s Heaven, — I got a shoe,...put on my shoes, goin’ to walk... jot a song,... sing-a my song, goin’ to sing... 21 a4 aN got a crown,...put on my crown, goir? to shoute..1 Know the Lord Negro Spirituat 1 know the Lord, | know the Lord, T 2 Fine hands on me. (Ra 3 ev-er you see 2 the like be - fore King de - eye Preach ing to the poor § Gra 4 - wt ‘that a” hap- py day e Le de - sus wash my sins a - way 3. "Some seek the Lord ai dori es him ight, They fs fol all day and pray at ht, A. ord’s done just what he bai? He's Word the sick “and raisd the dead; i 2 DS, know the Lord’ laidhis hands onme, hands on me. O = From American Negao Sones by John W. Work. Theo. Presser, Philadelphia.Vm a-Rolling friend-ly world;'m a-roll-ing, 'm a-roll-ing thro’an b. = P —- ; h © brothers wort y f you help me, un-friend -ly world.z 8 sis -ters,won't youhelp me, ao preach-ers,won't el r pray ° bother wonftyou iy sis- ipo a D.C. help me? Wont youhelp me inthe ser-vice of the Lord?__. TD From Rexisiove Fox Sones oF THE Nero. FarmiscionThe Hampton Institute.20 Inching Along Negro Spiritual Keep a-inch-ing a- long, Keep a-inch-ing a longylescovall 2 ase come a A by. Keep a-inch-ing a-Long like a poor inch-worm, Ga SEE fb e was inch by inch that I soughtthe ve -stis willeome by and by ‘ent inchandinchand inch a- 7 » oa © trials and troubles on the oa d, It was inch by inch thathe| “Se-sus willcome byand bs oi inch by inch tilt But we must watch as Peaved my soul, we get home, well"as pray, From American Neoro Songs by John W. Work. Theo. Presser, Philadelphia.21 | Want to Be Ready * Negro Spirttual Rerrain CHorus aes po ia Twant tobe read - sr To walk in de-rusa-lem, a = Fannie Eee (SSS ‘ust Like John, tdchn said that Jorusa-lem was foursquary| just Uike John, 2. When Pe-ter was preaching atPen-te eesti BEETS Soro > ane fuct like clchn, | hope, good Lord, PUL Walk in de-ru- stem Just Uikeclehn. Rew Tillod with thal ee : ‘a La 4 Cronus ear Maced ee iy ope Walkin Jernssalem jt Uke dobn, From THe Derr Co.tecrion oF Neko SpiRITUALS Permission Hall and McCreary Co, Chicago22 Every Time | Feel de Spirit Negro Spiritual” Arr. by Marion Downe cnonvs Ev -ry time I__ feel de Spir-it__ Mov-in’” in my heart,_} will pray; Evry time I_ feel de Fine Spir -it__ Mov-in’ in my heart, will pray. — a farm, Hang foment 4. Up-on the moun-tain,when my Lord spoke, Out of His 2. On have sor-rows ‘and. | have woe, And Ihave Heme Men — mouth came—fire and smoke;. Looked all a-round _ me, ‘heart -ache— here be - Low;~ Butwhile God leads. me, Hume Huma D.C. it looked so fine, TULL asked my Lord if all were mine. PUL nev-er fear,_ For | am shel-tered_by His care, Nove: Male voices sing the verse melody, Women’s voices hum the obbligato. “Keep syncopated rhythm.23 King of Kings voyhully Arn. by Olive J. Wiftians. Rerram, . 1. 1 knowthat myRedeem-crlives.. 2. He builds aplat-form in the air_. 3.O sin-ner if youwillbe-lieve_j And by His love sweatbless.inggives. Nomanworks likefSim. Andcallsthe saints fromev-ry-wher Grace of the Lord you will re-ceive | y Note: Repeat refrain at beginning and end, last time pp. Sing refrain once atter each stanza. = eo Noman wen} slike BHi24 Lord, Lord, Lord ‘i Are E REFRAIN ey and spirited. wn by Walter F Anderson *” Lord, Lord,Lord, youlte sure been good to me.(lin singing) : = i i Fl zs, 3 ts i goodto me, ( ‘Well it’s) = SS Se5 bd Lord, Lord Lord, youe sure een goodto mie; For youve ee = 2 F =e APB Fy fed me when [ee hungry, Youve sure been good to me, =25 fed me when Vschun-gry Youve sure been good tome, Well you)¢n-m D.C. =< = =se For youvedone what the world couldnot do. (lm sing-ing) afl ee Lord, Make Me More Holy 1p Negro Spiritual e etl wee aFaithful... 3 ee 4. Rightcous.. From American Neero Sons ANO SPIRITUALS Copyright, 1940, by John W Work. Used by permission.Look Away (As SuN@ AT LINCOLN ScHooL, MARION, ALABAMA) MERE papell Are by Olive J. Willioms O, look a-way in-a-heay- en. O,look a: CHorus _m, x O,lookaway in-a-heav-en. in-a-heav- en. O, look a-way. O, look a-way in-a-heav - en. O, look a- fine — in-a-heav-en. GoodLord hope | join the band.— — way in-a-heav-en. Hope! joi the barid._ I'm gonna see my moth-er some 0’ these mornings,27 Look Away — continued See my moth-ersomedthese mornings, See_my moth-er See my moth-er some o'these mornings, SE nee De, some Sthese mornings,Lord Ihope | join the band. De some o'thesemernings, Hope join the band._ Were You There? Hs= see Were youthere whentheycru-cified my Lord? Were you Negro Spiritual there when they cru-ci-fied my Lord? Oh!__ Some-timesit cau-ses me to tremble, trem-ble,trem-bla>. = Were you there when they cru-ci- fled my Lord? 2,...When the sun refused to shine?.., 3....When they laid Him in the tomb?...28 Let Us Cheer the hike a march Leaven ferent : a = ——4 Let us cheerthe weary trav.cler. ao Weary Traveler Arr’ by Olive J. Willioms Sad = cheer thewea- trav-el-er, ee a= Pe “ long theheavenly way. i. PU take my gos -pel ao 2. And if you meet with | == >t Se, trump-ct and Vt be -gin_to blow, And — tri - als and trou- bles “on _your way, dust = ie tooo if my Je-sus lets me, keep your trust in Je-sus, Nore: Chorus hums refrain first ti Refrain pp at end of song. PUT blow wherever I "Fo. and_don't for-get_ to pray, sings on repeat.29 Lord, | Want to Be a Christian US.A.Negro =A 1 want to be a Chris - tian Lord, 1 want to be more lov - ing 1 want to be more ho - ly 1 want to be like de- sus ‘ === _A_morendo a fan PF =F 1 = to be a Chris to be more lov-ing In-a my heart.— to be more ho -ly to be like de-siis rs SRE = a In-a my heart, In-a my heart, Inca my heart, In-a my heart, —== =—— _C\_morenao = + = Lord, want to be a Chris-tian a rig Lord, | want to be more lov-ing In-a my heart. Lord, 1 want to be more ho-ly Lord} 1 want to be like de-sus £ aS — foe 2 r f = From Dett's Reuciove FoLk Soncs of THE NEGRO, by perinission30 My Lord, What a Morning Negro Spiritual Crorvs: My Lord, what amiornting, My Lord, what amorn-in , Fine My Lord, what amorn-ing, Whenthe stare begin to fall. Soro Sr a tnont TRIAS He aniznammtctheratreundngane De. Look-ing to my God’ right hand, When the stars be-gin to fall, I'm Gonna Sing sing when the Spinit says"Sinte?_ Vin gon-na singwhen the Spir-it says“Sine?)__ And o-bey the Spir-it of the Lord.— 2. Shout.. 3Preach... +4.Pray. 5 Sing..3t Nobody Knows Rerrain Negro Spiritual Ob nobody knows de trouble Wve seen No-body knows butde-sus. Ss fr eaieigd No-bod-y knows de trouble Re seen ,Gloryhal-le-Lujah. Duer CHoRus SSS SSeS Sometimes Vm up,some-times I'mdown, Al-thouigh you se2 me goin’ *long. so,’ Oh, yes, Lond. When Twas walk - in “long, 1 nev- er shall for-get_that day, 4 & 2. =i == E Dust cHoaus A Sse eae ce fect ens bot Oh, yes, Lord. el-ment opentlan' Love came down, de-sus washdmy sins a-way, ns See32 Old Ark’s a-Movering Negro Spiritual mov-er-ing a- a mov-er-ingy of > = a home, O the joing home. Sea that sis -te ep eae See that brother = See that sis-ter Thiairit buttheonething = pep dressed. so fine? She dint got de - sus dressed, so gay? cath’s goin’a come for to com - in’ so Slow? She wants to goto Heavin fore the grieves my mind; —— Sis-ter’s goneto Heavn and, oO, sig before 1st and after Heh stanzas & $ =f == —F— = st < =f ina pen mind. rela at an res car-ry him away. || | £ l. Heav-en doors close. =f left a me be-hind. # she rocked, the oldark she Landed onthe moun-tain top.O the From Auerican Neane Sones by John W. Work. Theo. Presser, Philadetphia.33 Sinner, ‘You Know REFRAIN CERIN ly alent Aer: by Walter F Anderson St = Se SE Sin-nev, you kiiow youre bound to die. Sin-negyou 5 wt i sty = ner, you're v—sin = = ce ire at TMiew youre bound fo die, bund to die. Sf=pee tf = ner, youre bet 1 Se adust as a tree falls, so shall it lie; 2 My Lord, He sees you all nightand day 5; = 2—$--8— = t D.C, dust as a, sin-ner lives, so shall he dic. redo -ing,and He hears all you say. — Sees all youl Nore: Below each line of the refrain there Is an indication of the rhythm used to accompany this by clapping.34 Somebodys Knockin’ Rerrain Some-bod -ys knockin’at your door; Some-bod-ys SS 3 ——~ knock-in atyourdoor; Oh, sin - ner, whydorit AV Fine an - swer? Some-bod - y5 knock-in’at your door. = Knocks {ike-Ja - Can't ‘youxhear him? Some-bod-y3 knockiniatyourdoor; An - swer_de - sus, Sas35 Standing in the Need of Prayer cream een Arr. by Olive J. Williams It’s-ame, —_ith-ame,O,Lord,stand-ing in tl fe necdof ite me prayer. Its-ame, itb-ame,O,Lord,standingin the need of It's me ArLeaoen | prayer. LNot mybroth-er,not my sis-ter, but-ame,O,Lord, wy Cronus Lecter standinginthe need of prayer Not my broth-cr, not my CHoRus sis-ter, but-ame,O, Lord, stand-ing inthe need of prayer. 2. Not my father, not my mother,... 3. Not my preacher, not my teacher... 4, Not my deacon, not my elder,... Mote: The Cuorve may hum last chrd of chorus while leader sings36 Steal Away Rerean AL pp ——— Negro Spiritual = Steal a-way, steal away,Steal away toJe-sus, Pm EE 000 Bt rng Steal a-Pway, steal away bome,t aint got longto stayhere. Soro ff’ con molto expressione i.My bord calls me, He calls me by the thun-der;The 2. Sreentrees are bend-ing,Poor sin-nerstandsatrem-blingThe 3. Tomb-stonesare burst-ing Poor sinner stands a-trem-blingsThe a.My Lord calls me, He calls me by the light-ning;The molto morende a) Ac ny ae. —_— morens (> Aus rf pe Safe pt E oor sounds with-in-a my soul, lairtt get long tgstayhere SESS37 Study War No More Ne Spiritual Leaver cuopus pe Gwine to lay down my bur-den, Down by the riv-er-side, 2 7 PALeaver Down by the riv-erside,Down by the riverside, Gwine to lay down my ae Cxorus tiga: aS burden, Down by the riv-er.side to_stud-y_war no more. Fiat REFRAIN more, aint gwine stud-y war nomore.—Ain't guine study warno -“ Cee os stud-y wartno more OY aint gwine study wat nomore,ainit gwine shid-y war nomore, wo38 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Negro Spiritual wp Soro mf CHorus Swing low, sweet char-i-ot, Com-in’for hy car-ry me home! Soro Cxorus Fine Swing low sweet char-i-of, Com-infor carry me home. Sf Sp.0 I looked o-ver Jor-dan,an’what did | ses If you get_there be - fore J oe Vm some -times up an’_ some - times down, 'A band of an. gels Com-in’forto car-tyme home! eles? tell my fren thet But still my soul feels mp Crorus (PC com-ir’ af -ter me Vin a-com-in’ too, Com-in for to cor-ry me home, heav - en -ly bour’,_39 Roll, Jordan Chorus, with animation Negro Spiritual ‘A s A ALA Oh, roll,dor-dan,roll!Roll dondan,roll, I wantto go to (ea Frey] heav-nwhen I di = 2, To hear sweet dor-dan roll, CHORUS, Gias: Oh, broth-enyou ought to be there, ‘Bos: Oh, sis-ter, ht to be there, Yes, my Lord, A- Aut Oh: Preachedyould Ber-rER be there, my Dc. sit-tin’ in the king-dom,dust to hear sweetdor-dan roll. NOTE: Be sure to sing "Roll Jordan’ with great emphasis as indicated. Watch syncopation of") want to go,” etc. This makes for a true spiritual. Sing last chorus soft yet firm, slowing up on word ‘'die" including grace note, and girls can go up on the high E only for final ending. 1 Want to Die Easy Slowly, with expression Negro Spirituat — J want I want to die eas-y when I die; to die ecas-y when I die; I want to die = SSS | f eas-y when I die, Shout sal-vation as 1 fly, Iwantto die eas-y, Lord, when t die. 2. I want to see my mother... 3. 1 want to see my desus...40 Go Tell It on the Mountain Christmas Spiritual ee. Ga, tell gathemeun > tale, ine = tain, Tell it, tell it on the moun - tain, Tell on moun - tain, ce: e O-ver the hills and ev ~’ry- where, Go tell itch the Fatt on! the Fin moun = tain that Je-sus Christ is-a - born, ‘ain ain eo ¥ f i . i z a] 1.Whentwas a sin-ner, I prayed both night and day; $ 2 Whenl was a seek-er, 15. ular night and dys i Soug q 3. He mademe a;watchman up-on the cit -y walkAnd «2 2 ae == ‘e- T v SS a4 asked the Lord to help me, and He showed me the way. esked my Lord tohelp me, and He taught me to pr if I” am a Christian, Tam the least of all e {te Sass Tell it on the mount moun - t4l Rise Up, Shepherds Negro Spirituat PP. Dere’ a star in de Eas’ on Christmas morn, Rise up, £ shep-herds ar fol-Ler; It UL Lead to deplace where de — Sav-iors born, Rise my, up, shepherds,an’ fol -ler. > 2 Leave yo! ewes ar’ leave yo lambs, Rise up, shepherds,an’ fol-ler Leave yo’ sheep an’ Leave yo’ rams, Rise up, shep-herds, an’ fol-ler Fol ~ ler, fol - ler, Rise up, shep-herds, an’ fol-ler. Fol-ler de star o° 2 PSS Saal Beth - le-hem,—Rise up, shep-herds,an’ fol-ler.42 Children, Go Where | Send Thee Negro Folk Carol Recorded by Ruth White Chil-dren,go where | send thee, How shall I send thee? I shall. send. them one by one ‘cause one was the s+ lit-tle bit-ty ba- by, weapped in swad-dling cloth-ing, a ly -ing in a man ger Born, born, Lord, i+ 7 Born in Beth-le-hem, Chil-dren,go where 1 send thee, How shall I send thee? I shall sendthem 2,.3,5,10 two by two ‘couse two was-a Paul and SL - Las, ae hs was the He-brew chibdren, 2 (three te ten) — Five was the gos-pel preachers, w« ten was the ten commandments, 9 1,46 too One was the e bi ba by Four was the four_come arknocking at the door to 9 Six was the six_that_could-vt get _ fixed, ¢o> Seven was the seven went up _ to heaven, ¢o6 Eight was the eight_that_stood _at the gate, to7 Nine was the nine_got— left be- Rind, o3 wrapped in swad-dling cloth-ing, ly-ing in a PP 9 J+ ty-ing bs man - ger, Born, born, Lord! Born in Bethte-hem, From the singing of children at Breedings Creck Colrue43 The Grey Goose Negro Secular Song Collected by Olive J. Williams Rather fast teAcer REFRAIN 1, Well, one Mon-day morn-in’, O, O, O. Leaver 4 eran as = Well. one Mon-day morn-in 0, O, O. Dorchsster Academy, Melntosh, Georgia 2. My daddy went a-huntin' 3. Huntin’ for the grey goose 4, A-huntin’ in the big woods 5. An’ he took along his houn’ dog 6. Houn’ dog —gin to whinin’ 7. Long came a grey goose 8. Well, daddy pull the trigger 9. An’ the gun went boo- loo 10. Down he come a-fallin’ 11. He was six weeks a- fallin’ 12. He was six weeks a-pickin’ 13, An’ they put him on a-cookin’ 14. He was six weeks a-cookin’ 15, An’ they put him on the table 16. But the fork wouldn't stick him 17. So they took him to the saw-mill 18, An’ he broke the saw’s teeth out 19. ©, the las’ time | saw her 20. She was flyin’ ‘cross the ocean 21. Had a long string of goslin’s 22. An’ they all went “Quonk, quonk.” The refrain is sung by the chorus. New leader may begin at verse No. 12 if desired.44 Rocks on the Mountains Negro Work Song Collected by Olive J. Williams 4. Rocks onthe mountains shine like diamonds.Rocks onthe 2. This old ham-mer kill John Hen-ry. This old 8. This eld ham- mer ring like judge-ment. This old 4% Can't you hear it ringing onthe moun-tain? Cart you (SSS Say moun-tains shine like dia-monds. Rocks on the moun-tains hammer kill John Hen-ry. This old ham-mer ham-mer ring like judge- ment. This old ham-mer hear it ring-ing onthe moun-tain? Can't you hear it shine like dia-monds. Let om shine, boy. Let &m shine. kill John Hen-ry. Didrit kill me,boy. Didn't kill me. ring likejudge-ment. Let it ring, boy, Let it ring. ving-ing on the moun-tain?Ring-ing so fine, boyRing.ing so fine. Dorchester Academy, Melntosh, Georgia Green Trees Negro Play Song Collected by Olive J.Williams Leaver” HORUS: Leacrr CHoRvs | Ss Ea lov-er,Dor’ let him go.Don’giv himtime to say yes or no. Leader in, center of single circle chooses a partner at "choose your lover," and they dance on to the end of the song, when chosen one, in turn, becomes leader. Those in circle clap on second half of each’ beat all through the song. Continue unti} all have been leader.Two Wings Leaver cHonus a a {Seis Twant two wings to veil my face, Qh, Lord, | want two wings to fly a-way, Oh, Lord, | want two wings to veil my face, Au, Fine Leaver ° So the dev-il can’t. do meno harm. My 4,2, Cronus 2 === pe F 4 Lord, did he come at the break of day? No! Lord, did he come in the heat of noonp No! Lord, did he come in the cool of the Ta A De. eve - ning? Yes! And he washed my sins a.-way. O Won’t You Sit Down * Who' that yon-da dressed in red?Must be the chiblen that a. eX * Mo-ses led. Owor' you sit down? Lord, lar sit dow, é — O won't you sit down? Lord, I can't sit down, Cause I just got to heav-en, got-ta look a- round. 2. Who's that yonda dressed in white? Must be the chillen of the Israelite. . .. Hypocrites turnin’ back. Solomon tryin’ to think. *Zekiel in his flyin’ machine. Sinners turnin” away 7. Blue? ... Chillen a-comin’ thei.46 Cotton Needs A-Pickin’ Negro Folk Song « - Cottonneedsa-pick-in’ so bad, Cot-ton needsa-pickin’ so bad, Cot-ton needs a-pick-in’ so bad, Gon-na We plant-ed this cof-fon in pick all o-ver this field. Boy, stop goos - in’ that Hur-ry up, hur-ry up, A-prit On the full of the moon. We've had a cot-ton, And take bet - ter care, Make haste,you chil- dren, We ought to have been gone, This weath-er hot, dry summer, That why it o-pened so soon. la'-zy ras-cal; Andbringthat row “from there. looks 50 cloud - y I think it’s go-in’ to storm. Trampin’ Leaoer Au Vm a-tramp-in, tramp - in’, Tryin tomake heav-enmy Leaver Aut home, Hal-lelu,jah! I'm a-tramp-in, tramp -in; Tryin to make Fine Leacen heav-enmy home. Ienev.er béentohgav-en but Feebeen told, Au Leaver “Tryin to make heav-enmy home, That the streets up there are Au De. paved with gold; Tryin’ to make heav-en my home,47 Han’ Me Down om _ hes Jubilee Song eee #5 e Ss “te 5 Ob,han’me down, " han'me down, \Han’medownYo? os sil-vah trum-pet, Ga-briel, Han'me down, Sr’ Han'medownYo'sil-vahtrum-pet, Lord Teeter Deaxre dete, eas a= IF Life were a thing that mon-eycoutd buy, Hewouldnot have it 0, Han’medownYo” The dev-il’s mad and 1 amglad, >> > > > The tichwould live and the poorwoulddie, sil-vah trum-pet,Ga-briel Therich must die just the same as the; He lost a soul that he thought he pothhbet eg p— pe Soe ’ So i = Han'me downY0'sil-vah trum-pet,Lord. Oh,han’me down, ow © ee a . han’me down Han’medown Wsil-vahtrumpet Gabriel, § if a ‘ rN Han’ me down, throwitdown, An -y way you get it down, So Steers, =, motte reall. Han’ me down Yo! sil-vah trum-pet, Lord. From RouLin’ALONe In SONG, copycight 1937. Permission Viking Prees,tnce48 Chicka - hanka ‘Track Laborer’s Song = - + > = Cap'n go side-track yoretrain, Chick-a-hank-a,chick-a- =~. > Cap ’n go side-trackyore hank-a,chicka-hanka,chick-a-hank-as train, Num-berthreein Chick-a-hanka,chicka-hanka,chickahanka,chickahank-a; line, A. com-in’inon time, Chick-ahank-a,chick-a-hank-a, — Chick-a-hank-a chicka = + ~ Cap’n go sidetrackyoretrain, hank-as Chick-ahanka,chicka-hanka,chickahankea,Amen eee Balm in Gilead... ews Burden Downe 2 eo ee Certainly, Lord. 2 2. we Come and Gow ss 2 ee Cotton Needs Pickin’. . . Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray . Ev'ry Time | Feel»... Ezekiel Sow the Wheei Get on Board. Go Down, Moses... + + Green Trees, Rocky Rood Grey Goose». se ee Good News, Chariot’s Coming «eee . Good News in the Kingdom . Go Tell It on the Mountain . Hon! Me Down oe ee ee 1Gota Robe... se ee I Know the Lord Laid His Hands on Me. 1s + I'm a-Rolling 2. ee ee I'm Gonna Sing. 5 Inching Along se ee ee | Want To Be Ready... | Want To Die Easy . INDEX Jacob’s Ladder. 6 2... S King of Kings - 2B Let Us Cheer - 28 Little Wheel... 1 Look Away ste B Lord, Lord, Lord. 2... 24 Lord, Make Me More Holy . 25 Lord, ! Wont To Be o Christions . 2 ee es 29 Mary and Martha... 4. 2 My Lord, What a Morning. . 30 Nobody Knows +... es 31 © Won't You Sit Down . . 45 Oh, My Lovin’ Brother... 2 Old Ark's o-Movern’ + 32 Rise Up, Shepherds... . 41 Rocko My Soul . 5o ill Rocks on the Mountain |. 44 Roll, Jordan. see wee 39 Sinner, You Know. 60) Somebody's Knockin? . , . 34 Standing in Need... « 35 Steol Aways eevee + 36 Study War No More»... 37 Swing Low, Sweet Choriot . 38 There's a Meeting 16 Trompin’. see ++ 46 Two Wings... + 45 Were You There . « 27 COOPERATIVE SONG SERVICE. We have special permission to use copyright songs in this book. They may not be reproduced without infringement. — Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc., Delaware, O.