Category: folk song / traditional
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,Far, far away from home,A long long ways from home. RefrainThen I got down on my knees and ...
Jolly Farmer
Lyrics (Swedish folk song, Florence Hoare, 1911) 1. I know a jolly farmer so ruddy and trim,Whatever may be the weather ’tis splendid to him,Come sunshine or rain it is certain to please.What’s bad for the hay is just right ...
Roll the Chariot
Info This is an African American Spiritual, as well as a sea shanty. Read more about it here. Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainRoll the old chariot along, yes, (repeat)Roll the old chariot along, if you don’t hang on behind. If ...
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainNobody knows the trouble I’ve seen,Nobody knows my sorrow,Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seenGlory hallelujah. 1. Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down,Oh yes, Lord,Sometimes I’m almost to the ground,Oh yes Lord. Refrain 2. Oh don’t you ...
Mary and Martha
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. Mary and Martha just gone along, (repeat twice)To ring those charming bells;Crying, free grace and dying love, (repeat twice)To ring those charming bells. Oh way over Jordan, Lord (repeat twice)To ring those charming bells. 2. ...
Kum Ba Ya
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba ya. (repeat twice)Oh Lord, kum ba ya. Someone’s crying, Lord… Someone’s laughing… Someone’s singing… Someone’s praying… See also Culture: African American Spirituals Harmony: I IV V chords Melody: tonic ...
Jacob’s Ladder
Info Jacob’s Ladder is a staircase to heaven that the biblical Patriarch Jacob dreams about during his flight from his brother Esau. It is described in the Book of Genesis. (source) Lyrics (African American Spiritual) We are climbing Jacob’s Ladder ...
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) He’s got the whole world in his hands. (repeat three times) …the little bitty baby……you and me brother (sister)……the sun and the moon……the wind and the rain……the mountains and the rivers……everybody here… See also Culture: African ...
Little David Play On Your Harp
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Little David, play on your harp.Hallelu! Hallelu,Little David, play on your harp.Hallelu! Little David was a shepherd boy.He killed GoliathAnd he shouted for joy. See also Culture: African American Spirituals Subject: harps Harmony: I IV V ...
Heaven Heaven (I’ve Got a Robe)
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. I’ve got a robe, you’ve got a robe,All of God’s children got a robe;When I get to heaven gonna put on my robe,Gonna shout all over God’s heaven. RefrainHeaven, heaven,Everybody talkin’ ’bout heaven ain’t goin’ ...