Slave Songs of the United States
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- Edited by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison
- Preface by Harold Courlander
- 6 + xliviii + 112 pages5-3/8" x 8-1/2"Paperback
- Published 1867, A. Simpson & Co., New York
- Reprint with Preface - Copyright 1995
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- ISBN: 0486285731
Here are lyrics, melody line, and song notes to 136 songs. First published in 1867, this landmark book represented the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the plantation slave of the Old South. These songs were collected directly from the singers themselves. Here are rare PD versions of "Michael Row the Boat Ashore", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Had", "The Old Ship of Zion", and many others.
PUBLIC DOMAIN STATUS: This is an unabridged reprint of a book first published in the United States in 1867. All the selections in this volume are in the Public Domain in the United States and should be PD in all other countries. Please note that only the lyrics and melody line music staff notes were included in this 1867 publication. No treble cleff/bass cleff piano arrangements are included.
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Almost Over Archangel, Open the Door Aurore Bradaire Away Down in Sunbury Bell da Ring Belle Layotte Blow Your Trumpet, Gabriel Bound to Go Brother Moses Gone Brother, Guide Me Home Build a House in Paradise Calinda Caroline CharlestonGals Children Do Linger ComeAlong, Moses Come Go With Me The Day of Judgment Don't Be Weary, Traveler Early in the Morning Every Hour in the Day Fare Ye Well Give Up the World Go in the Wilderness God Got Plenty o' Room The Gold Band Golden The Altar Good News, Member The Good Old Way Good-Bye Good-Bye, Brother The Graveyard Gwine Follow Hail, Mary Hallelu, Hallelu Happy Morning Heave Away Heaven Bell A-Ring The Heaven Bells Hold Out to the End Hold Your Light Hunting for a City Hunting for the Lord The Hypocrite and the Concubine I and Satan Had a Race I Can't Stand the Fire |
I Can't Stay Behind I Don't Feel Weary I Hear from Heaven Today I Know When I'm Going Home I Saw the Beam in My Sister's Eye I Want to Die Like-a Lazarus Die I Want to Go Home I Want to Join the Band I Wish I Been Dere I'm a Trouble in de Mind I'm Going Home I'm Gwine to Alabamy I'm in Trouble In the Mansions Above Jacob's Ladder [Climb Up Jacob's Ladder] Jehovah, Hallelujah Jesus on the Waterside Jesus, Won't You Come By-and-By Jine 'Em John, John of the Holy Order Join the Angel Band Jordan's Mills Just Now King Emanuel Lay This Body Down Lean on the Lord's Side Let God's Saints Come In Little Children, Then Won't You Be Glad Lolotte The Lonesome Valley Lord, Make Me More Patient Lord, Remember Me Many Thousand Go Meet, O Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Musieu Banjo My Army Cross Over My Body Rock 'Long Fever My Father, How Long? No Man Can Hinder Me No More Rain Fall for Wet You Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Had Not Weary Yet O Brother, Don't Get Weary O Daniel |
O Shout Away O'er the Crossing The Old Ship of Zion On to Glory Poor Rosy Praise, Member Pray All de Member Pray On Rain Fall and Wet Becca Lawton Religion So Sweet Remon The Resurrection Morn Rock o' Jubilee Rock o' My Soul Roll, Jordan, Roll Round the Corn, Sally Run, Nigger, Run Sabbath Has No End Sail, O Believer Satan's Camp A-Fire Shall I Die? Shock Along, John Shout On, Children The Sin-Sick Soul Sinner Won't Die No More The Social Band Some Valiant Soldier Stars Begin to Fall Tell My Jesus "Morning" There Are All My Father's Children There's a Meeting Here Tonight This Is the Trouble on the World Travel On The Trouble of the World Turn Sinner, Turn O Wai', Mr. Macwright Wake Up, Jacob We Will March Thro' the Valley What a Trying Time When We Do Meet Again The White Marble Stone Who Is on the Lord's Side The Winter Wrestle On, Jacob You Must Be Pure and Holy |
