
Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
1. I hear them angels callin’ loud,
Keep in the middle of the road,
They are waitin’ there in a great big crowd,
Keep in the middle of the road.
I can see them standin’ ‘round the big white gate,
Gonna travel along before it gets too late,
For it ain’t no use for to sit down and wait,
Keep in the middle of the road.
Refrain
So children keep in the middle of the road,
Children keep in the middle of the road,
Don’t you look to the right,
Don’t you look to the left,
Just keep in the middle of the road.
2. I have no time to stop and talk,
Keep in the middle of the road,
‘Cause the road is rough and it’s hard to walk,
Keep in the middle of the road.
Gonna fix my eyes on the golden stair,
Gonna keep on a-goin’ ‘til I get there,
For my head is bound that crown for to wear,
Keep in the middle of the road. Refrain
See also
- Culture: African American Spirituals
- Form: call & response / AB
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: major
- Source: The World of Music 5, Silver Burdett & Ginn, 1990
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

