Swing Low Sweet Chariot
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
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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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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