Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
Refrain
Old ark’s a-moverin’ a-moverin’, a-moverin’
Old ark’s a-moverin’ and I thank God.
Old ark she reel, old ark, she rock,
Old ark a-sittin’ on the mountaintop. (Refrain)
See also
- Country / Culture: US / African American Spirituals
- Subject: boats
- Form: ABA
- Harmony: I, V / countermelodies / Orff
- Melody: do, re, mi / repeated tones / G,A,B / B,C,D
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: syncopation
- Scale: trichord
- Tones: drm
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas + Orff arrangement
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