Swing Low Sweet Chariot
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Version 1 is a full studio recording. Length @7:30
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The Story Of The Tune [Vinyl]
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Version 2 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during the Kamperland Festival in Holland, in 1980. Kamperland later became known as Flevo
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Version 3 is the same recording as used for version 1, but significantly longer. Length @10:40
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Version 4 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during a concert in Northern Ireland
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Version 5 is the same recording as version 3, but faded out early
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lyrics version 1
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
Shoodup an’ do it up
Shoodup an’ bang bang [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Ah-ah ha ha [x2]
Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh
Ah-ah ha ha [x2]
Eh-ye-ye-ye-ye-yeah
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Wo oh oh oh (La la la la la la la)
Wo oh oh oh (La la la la la la la)
Yeah eheh a woo….
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(????) I’ll look up one night
(????) And what will I see
(????) Something in the sky
(????) Coming after me
(Wa ah ah aah)
Ah la la la ah [x2]
Swing low
(Sing da da da sing da da da sing da da da nik nik nik) [x4]
(Ooh ooh) Ah la la la la la la la
I'm sometimes up (La la la la la la la) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (La la la la) (Ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Swing low
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Take us all home
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Take us all home
(Ooh ooh) (Ah ah ah la ah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh) (Ah ah)
Come on down and take us all home (Ah ah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Ah ah)
Come on down and take us all home (Ah ah)
In the still of the night ( Ah ah) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ha ah ah ha ah) (Deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ah)
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
Shoodup an’ do it up
Shoodup an’ bang bang [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Ah-ah ha ha [x2]
Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh
Ah-ah ha ha [x2]
Eh-ye-ye-ye-ye-yeah
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Wo oh oh oh (La la la la la la la)
Wo oh oh oh (La la la la la la la)
Yeah eheh a woo….
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(????) I’ll look up one night
(????) And what will I see
(????) Something in the sky
(????) Coming after me
(Wa ah ah aah)
Ah la la la ah [x2]
Swing low
(Sing da da da sing da da da sing da da da nik nik nik) [x4]
(Ooh ooh) Ah la la la la la la la
I'm sometimes up (La la la la la la la) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (La la la la) (Ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Swing low
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Take us all home
(Ooh ooh) (Deeoop deeooh) Take us all home
(Ooh ooh) (Ah ah ah la ah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh) (Ah ah)
Come on down and take us all home (Ah ah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Ah ah)
Come on down and take us all home (Ah ah)
In the still of the night ( Ah ah) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ha ah ah ha ah) (Deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ah)
lyrics version 2
Swing low, swing low sweet chariot co' ha ah-ah-ah
Swing low sweet chariot coming for to he-de-oh-ha-ah-ah-ah-ah
Okay
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A group of white folks coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low da-duh da-duh da-duh
Duh duh duh coming for to carry me home, wo-oh-oh-oh-oh
Swing low sweet chariot
A-coming for to carry me home
Ye-ah-ah
Coming for to carry me home
In the still of the night
Swing low sweet chariot coming for to he-de-oh-ha-ah-ah-ah-ah
Okay
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A group of white folks coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low da-duh da-duh da-duh
Duh duh duh coming for to carry me home, wo-oh-oh-oh-oh
Swing low sweet chariot
A-coming for to carry me home
Ye-ah-ah
Coming for to carry me home
In the still of the night
lyrics version 3
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
(Coming for to carry me home)
A band of angels coming after me
(Coming for to carry me home)
Swing low sweet chariot
(Coming for to carry me home) [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
(Shoodup an’ do it up)
(Shoodup an’ bang bang) [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Well I looked over Jordan (Ah-ah ha ha)
And what did I see (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh)
I saw a band of angels (Ah-ah ha ha) coming after me (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home Eh-ye-ye-ye-yeah
Well, swing low sweet chariot
Swing low, swing low
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh ooh) yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah ah-ah)
Yeah eheh a hoo hoo hoo ooh ooh ooh eh yea-eh
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(???) I’ll look up one night
(???) And what will I see
(???) Something in the sky
(???) Coming after me
(Ah-ah ah ah)
Swing low (Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip)
(Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip) [x3]
(Ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah)
I'm sometimes up (Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (Wa-ah) (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah ah) Swing low sweet chariot (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
In the still of the night (Aah aah)
I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A pick up truck full of white folks
Coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
(Ooh ooh ooh) I work all day and half the night
(Ooh ooh) Raised as a slave
Because I’m not white
That ain’t right
That ain’t right
Swing low sweet chariot
And take us all home
Take us all home
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
OK Alex cut ‘em off
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
(Coming for to carry me home)
A band of angels coming after me
(Coming for to carry me home)
Swing low sweet chariot
(Coming for to carry me home) [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
(Shoodup an’ do it up)
(Shoodup an’ bang bang) [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Well I looked over Jordan (Ah-ah ha ha)
And what did I see (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh)
I saw a band of angels (Ah-ah ha ha) coming after me (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home Eh-ye-ye-ye-yeah
Well, swing low sweet chariot
Swing low, swing low
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh ooh) yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah ah-ah)
Yeah eheh a hoo hoo hoo ooh ooh ooh eh yea-eh
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(???) I’ll look up one night
(???) And what will I see
(???) Something in the sky
(???) Coming after me
(Ah-ah ah ah)
Swing low (Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip)
(Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip) [x3]
(Ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah)
I'm sometimes up (Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (Wa-ah) (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah ah) Swing low sweet chariot (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
In the still of the night (Aah aah)
I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A pick up truck full of white folks
Coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
(Ooh ooh ooh) I work all day and half the night
(Ooh ooh) Raised as a slave
Because I’m not white
That ain’t right
That ain’t right
Swing low sweet chariot
And take us all home
Take us all home
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
(Aah ah-ha)
OK Alex cut ‘em off
lyrics version 4
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
If you've never heard any black gospel songs, I know you've heard this one you know, and you ever thought about the words [Spoken]
Well I looked over Jordan
And they didn't know the name of the ocean they'd crossed [Spoken]
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
Waiting for the second coming of Christ [Spoken]
A band of angels coming after me
Lord, Lord
Coming for to carry me home
Y' wanna sing it with me [Spoken]
Swing low dow-dow, dow-dow, da
Coming for to carry me home
Wo oh oh oh oh oh-oh-a-oh
Sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Think about the words [Spoken]
Well if you get up there
If you die before I do [Spoken]
If you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Tell them I still believe, I'm still running the race, fighting the good fight, I'm gonna be there. Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'm coming there too [Spoken]
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Yeah-ah
Coming for to carry us home
Like a thief in the ni-hi-hight
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
If you've never heard any black gospel songs, I know you've heard this one you know, and you ever thought about the words [Spoken]
Well I looked over Jordan
And they didn't know the name of the ocean they'd crossed [Spoken]
And what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
Waiting for the second coming of Christ [Spoken]
A band of angels coming after me
Lord, Lord
Coming for to carry me home
Y' wanna sing it with me [Spoken]
Swing low dow-dow, dow-dow, da
Coming for to carry me home
Wo oh oh oh oh oh-oh-a-oh
Sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Think about the words [Spoken]
Well if you get up there
If you die before I do [Spoken]
If you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Tell them I still believe, I'm still running the race, fighting the good fight, I'm gonna be there. Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'm coming there too [Spoken]
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Yeah-ah
Coming for to carry us home
Like a thief in the ni-hi-hight
lyrics version 5
Swing low sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
(Coming for to carry me home)
A band of angels coming after me
(Coming for to carry me home)
Swing low sweet chariot
(Coming for to carry me home) [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
(Shoodup an’ do it up)
(Shoodup an’ bang bang) [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Well I looked over Jordan (Ah-ah ha ha)
And what did I see (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh)
I saw a band of angels (Ah-ah ha ha) coming after me (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Eh-ye-ye-ye-yeah)
Well, swing low sweet chariot
Swing low, swing low
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh ooh) yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah ah-ah)
Yeah eheh a hoo hoo hoo ooh ooh ooh eh yea-eh
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(???) I’ll look up one night
(???) And what will I see
(???) Something in the sky
(???) Coming after me
(Ah-ah ah ah)
Swing low (Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip)
(Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip) [x3]
(Ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah)
I'm sometimes up (Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (Wa-ah) (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah ah) Swing low sweet chariot (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
In the still of the night (Ah ah) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ha ah ah ha ah) (Deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ah)
Coming for to carry me home [x2]
Well I looked over Jordan
And what did I see
(Coming for to carry me home)
A band of angels coming after me
(Coming for to carry me home)
Swing low sweet chariot
(Coming for to carry me home) [x2]
Well if you get up there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my brothers and sisters
I'll be coming there too
Coming for to carry me home, yeah
(Shoodup an’ do it up)
(Shoodup an’ bang bang) [x2]
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Wa ah ah ah ah ah oh sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho ho)
Well I looked over Jordan (Ah-ah ha ha)
And what did I see (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Wo-oh wo-oh oh oh oh)
I saw a band of angels (Ah-ah ha ha) coming after me (Ah-ah ha ha)
Coming for to carry me home (Eh-ye-ye-ye-yeah)
Well, swing low sweet chariot
Swing low, swing low
Swing low sweet chariot (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Coming for to carry me home (Shoodup an’ do it up, shoodup an’ bang bang)
Swing low sweet chariot (Oh oh oh oh)
Coming for to carry me home (Oh ho ho oh)
Yeah yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh ooh) yeah yeah (Ooh ooh-ee-ooh)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah)
Wo oh oh oh (Ah ah ah ah-ah ah ah-ah)
Yeah eheh a hoo hoo hoo ooh ooh ooh eh yea-eh
Ah-ah ah ah
Ah-ah ah ah
(???) I’ll look up one night
(???) And what will I see
(???) Something in the sky
(???) Coming after me
(Ah-ah ah ah)
Swing low (Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip)
(Sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d sim-d-d-d-dip dip dip) [x3]
(Ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah)
I'm sometimes up (Ah ah ah ah wa ah ah) (Ooh ooh)
I'm sometimes down (Wa-ah) (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Sometimes I feel (Ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
Like I'm on the ground (Ooh ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low sweet chariot (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) Swing low (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Wee-oop dee-ooh) Take us all home (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ah ah ah ah ah) Swing low sweet chariot (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Wee-oop dee-ooh) (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
Swing low sweet chariot (Aah aah)
Come on down and take us all home (Aah aah)
In the still of the night (Ah ah) (Deeoop deeooh deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ha ah ah ha ah) (Deeoop deeooh)
(Ah ah)