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Bound to Go

by Andrew Calhoun

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Blow Your Trumpet Gabriel 01:54
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The tallest tree in paradise The Christian call the tree of life And I hope that trump might blow me home to my new Jerusalem Paul and Silas bound in jail One did weep and the other did pray And I hope that trump might blow me home to my new Jerusalem Blow your trumpet Gabriel Blow your trumpet louder And I hope that trump might blow me home to my new Jerusalem You bend your knees on holy ground And ask the lord to turn you around And I hope that trump might blow me home To my new Jerusalem I turn my eyes toward the sky And ask the lord for wings to fly And I hope that trump might blow me home To my new Jerusalem When Gabriel makes his trumpet sound The saints shall rise and bust the ground And I hope that trump might blow me home To my new Jerusalem Weep like a willow mourn like a dove If you want to get to heaven got to go by love And I hope that trump might blow me home To my new Jerusalem
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Roll Jordan Roll 01:52
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Little children sittin’ on the tree of life When they heard ol’ Jordan roll Roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll Oh march the angel march March the angel march O my soul arise in heaven, Lord For to hear when Jordan roll Little children learn to fear the Lord And let your days be long Roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll Oh march the angel march March the angel march O my soul arise in heaven, Lord For to hear when Jordan roll And let no false nor spiteful word Be heard upon your tongue Roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll, Jordan, roll Oh march the angel march March the angel march For my soul arise in heaven, Lord For to hear when Jordan roll
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Turkle Dove 01:43
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The turkle dove done drooped his wing The turkle dove done drooped his wing The turkle dove done drooped his wing Went on Zion hill to sing Adam and Eve, do-do Adam and Eve, don't tell it to me Just meet me at the do' Don't tell it to me Sa-sa-la-do on sa-la-sa-ree My name written on David line My name written on David line My name written on David line I'm goin' to heaven on the wheel of time Adam and Eve, do-do Adam and Eve, don't tell it to me Just meet me at the do' Don't tell it to me Sa-sa-la-do on sa-la-sa-ree When I get to heaven I know the rule When I get to heaven I know the rule When I get to heaven I know the rule Keep right down to the bathing pool Adam and Eve, do-do Adam and Eve, don't tell it to me Just meet me at the do' Don't tell it to me Sa-sa-la-do on sa-la-sa-ree
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Come and Go With Me 01:18
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Bound to Go 02:33
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Build my house upon the rock Oh yes, Lord The first wind come, he blow him down Oh yes, Lord Chorus: March on, member, bound to go Been to the ferry, bound to go Left St. Helena, bound to go Bid ‘em fare thee well Build my house on shifting sand Oh yes, Lord The first wind come, he blow him down Oh yes, Lord I am not like the foolish man Oh yes, Lord He build his house upon the sand Oh yes, Lord One morning I was walking along Oh yes, Lord I saw them berries hanging down Oh yes, Lord I pick the berries and I suck the juice Oh yes, Lord Sweeter than the honeycomb Oh yes, Lord I took them brother two by two Oh yes, Lord I took them sister three by three Oh yes, Lord
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O'er the Crossing 03:32
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Bendin’ knees a-aching, body racked with pain I wish I was a child of God, I’d get home by & by Chorus: Keep prayin’, I do believe, we’re a long time wagin’ at the crossin’ Little children, I do believe, we’ll get home to heaven by and by Yonder’s my old mother, been wagin’ at the hill so long It’s about time she cross over, she’ll get home by & by Chorus Oh hear that mournful thunder, a-roll from door to door A-callin’ the people home to god, they’ll get home by and by Chorus Oh see that forked lightnin’, a-jump from cloud to cloud A pickin’ up god’s children, they’ll get home by & by Chorus
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Run to Jesus 01:23
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Chorus: Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here He will be our dearest friend And will help us to the end I don’t expect to stay much longer here Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here Oh I thought i heard ‘em say There were lions in the way I don’t expect to say much longer here Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here Many mansions there will be One for you and one for me I don’t expect to stay much longer here Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here Run to Jesus, shun the danger I don’t expect to stay much longer here
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Run Brother Run 01:19
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Molly Cottontail 01:02
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Go to Sleep, My Baby 01:38
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Go to sleep, the night's done come O go to sleep, my baby You're in my arms, you need not fear O go to sleep, my baby Oh, sweet baby, oh sweet baby, Go to sleep my baby The birds is resting in the trees, O go to sleep, my baby There ain't no workin' by the bees, O go to sleep, my baby Oh, sweet baby, Oh, sweet baby Oh go to sleep, my baby
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Old Man's Song 01:15
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Jaybird and Sparrow 01:41
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Jaybird swingin' a two hoss plow— "Sparrow, why not you?" "Why, my legs so little and slender man, I's feared they'd break in two; My legs so little and slender man, I's feared they'd break in two." Jaybird answer, "What you say? —I sometimes worms tobaccy, But I'd druther plow sweet taters too, Than to be an old town tacky. I'd druther plow sweet taters too, Than to be and old town tacky." Jaybird up in the sugar tree, The sparrow on the ground Jaybird shake the sugar down, And the sparrow say, "Pass it round." Jaybird shake the sugar down, And the sparrow say, "Pass it round." Jaybird say, "Save some for me, I needs it when I bakes." Sparrow say, "Use 'lasses suh, That suits for country jakes." Sparrow say, "Use 'lasses suh, That suits for country jakes."
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Sheep and Goat 00:34
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Them Ol' Black Gnats 00:48
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Them ol’ black gnats, they is so bad I cain’t get outta here They bites & stings and drives me mad I cain’t get outta here Them ol’ black gnats, they sings the song I cain’t get outta here Ol’ Satan get you before long You cain’t get outta here They burns my ears, gets in my eye I cain’t get outta here They makes me dance, they makes me cry I cain’t get outta here I fans and knocks but they won’t go away I cain’t get outta here They makes me wish was Judgment Day, For I cain’t get outta here
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Milly Biggers 01:57
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"Oh will you wear red, oh will you wear red, Oh will you wear red, Milly Biggers?" "I won't wear red, it's too much like Missus' head I'll wear me a cotton dress, dyed with copperse and oak bark." "Oh will you wear blue, oh will you wear blue, Oh will you wear blue, Millly Biggers?" "I won't wear blue, it's too much like Missus' shoe I'll wear me a cotton dress, dyed with copperse and oak bark." "Oh will you wear grey, Oh will you wear grey, Oh will you wear grey, Milly Biggers?" "I won't wear grey, it's too much like Missus' way I'll wear me a cotton dress, dyed with copperse and oak bark." "Oh will you wear white, Oh will you wear white, Oh will you wear white, Milly Biggers?" "I won't wear white, I'd get dirty long 'fore night I'll wear me a cotton dress, dyed with copperse and oak bark." "Oh will you wear black, Oh will you wear black, Oh will you wear black, Milly Biggers?" "I might wear black, 'cause it's the color of my back And it looks like my cotton dress, dyed with copperse and oak bark."
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Sandy Land 02:30
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Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sand land Sift the meal and save the bran Mighty good livin' in sandy land Big buck diggin' in the sandy land Raise big taters in the sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sand land Big fat possum up a simmon tree Make a big supper for you and me Hurry up, boys in sandy land Big fat possum up a simmon tree Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sand land Make a good livin' in sandy land Lots of pretty gals in sandy land Right and left in sandy land On to the next in sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sand land Dinah has a wooden leg, so they say Shake that wooden leg, Dinah-O Sal has a meat skin stowed away To grease that wooden leg, so they say Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sandy land Big yam taters in the sandy land Sandy bottom, sand land Chords:
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Anchor Line 01:37
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Rough and Rolling Sea 01:24
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Farewell, farewell to my only child Like a rough, and a rolling sea Like a rough, and a rolling sea The lightnings flashed, and the thunder rolled Like a rough and a rollling sea Like a rough and a rolling sea The storms beat high and the winds blew fierce Like a rough and a rolling sea Like a rough and a rolling sea
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Four and Twenty Elders 02:36
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See four and twenty elders on their knees Four and twenty elders on their knees And we’ll all rise together and view the rising sun Oh Lord, have mercy if you please They are bowing round the altar on their knees Bowing round the altar on their knees And we’ll all rise together and view the rising sun Oh Lord, have mercy if you please See Gideon’s army bowing on their knees See Gideon’s army bowing on their knees And we’ll all rise together and view the rising sun Oh Lord, have mercy if you please See Daniel among the lions on his knees Daniel among the lions on his knees And we’ll all rise together and view the rising sun Oh Lord, have mercy if you please
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Hammering Judgment 01:59
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Don't you hear God talkin' Hammerin' Don't you hear God talkin' Hammerin' Don't you hear God talkin' Hammerin' He's talking to Moses... He's talking through thunder... Hammer keep a-ringin'... Hammerin' judgment... God told Moses.... Go down in to Egyp'... Tell ol' Pharoah... To loose his people... But Pharoah had a hard heart... And would not loose them...
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Wake Up, Jacob 01:27
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Way Up On the Mountain 01:32
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Ol' Egyp' 02:35
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Keep a-runnin', keep a-runnin', fire gonna overtake you Keep a-runnin' keep a-runnin', fire gonna overtake you Keep a-runnin', keep a-runnin', fire gonna overtake you Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard Keep a-runnin', keep a-runnin', hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Keep a-runnin', keep a-runnin' hear ol' Egyp' a-howling' Keep a-runnin', keep a-runnin', hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard Brother, brother, don't let your sister condemn you Brother, brother don't let your sister condemn you Brother, brother, don't let you sister condemn you Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard Mother, don't let your daughter condemn you Mother, don't let your daughter condemn you Mother, don't let your daughter condemn you Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard Mmm, mmm, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Mmm, mmm, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Mmm, mmm, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard Ah-hoo, ah-hoo, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Ah-hoo, ah-hoo, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Ah-hoo, ah-hoo, hear ol' Egyp' a-howling Way down yonder in that lonesome graveyard
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Calvary 02:58
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Make me sorry, think about Jesus Make me sorry, think about Jesus Make me sorry, think about Jesus Surely he died on Calvary Don't you hear, the hammer ringin' Don't you hear, the hammer ringin' Don't you hear, the hammer ringin' Surely he died on Calvary Don't you hear, the saviour groaning Don't you hear, the saviour groaning Don't you hear, the saviour groaning Surelly he died on Calvary Don't you hear him calling his father Don't you hear him calling his father Don't you hear him calling his father Surely he died on Calvary
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Run Mary Run 02:06
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Run Mary run, run Mary run, run Mary run I know the other world is not like this Fire in the east and fire in the west I know the other world is not like this Bound to burn the wilderness I know the other world is not like this Jordan river is the river to cross I know the other world is not like this Stretch your rod and come across I know the other world is not like this Run Mary run, run Mary run, run Mary run I know the other world is not like this Ol’ trouble it come like a gloomy cloud I know the other world is not like this Gather thick and thunder loud I know the other world is not like this One of these morning bright & fair I’ll try my wings and take the air I know the other world is not like this Run Mary run, run Mary run, run Mary run I know the other world is not like this If religion was a thing that money can buy I know the other world is not like this The rich would live and the poor would die If this was the judgment day I know the other world is not like this Every little soul would want to pray I know the other world is not like this Run Mary run, run Mary run, run Mary run I know the other world is not like this Run Mary run, run Mary run, run Mary run I know the other world is not like this I know the other world is not like this
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Sun Don't Set in the Morning 02:32
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Sun don't set in the morning, sun don't set in the morning, Lord Sun don't set in the morning, light shine round the world. Pray on, prayin' brother, pray on, prayin' brother Pray on, prayin' brother, light shine round the world Sun don't set in the morning, sun don't set in the morning, Lord Sun don't set in the morning, light shine round the world. Pray on, prayin' sister pray on, prayin' sister Pray on, prayin' sister, light shine round the world Sun don't set in the morning, sun don't set in the morning, Lord Sun don't set in the morning, light shine round the world. Pray on, prayin' preacher pray on, prayin' preacher Pray on, prayin' preacher, light shine round the world
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Uncle Billy 02:15
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One twentieth of May morning, under that barnyard tree, Them Yankees read them papers, and set the poor slave free. I been workin' in a contract, ever since that day, And just found out this mornin' why it didn't pay. I told boss this year I try hit once more, He counted off this cotton, took every other row. When boss sold the cotton, I ask for my half, He told me I chopped out my half with the grass. Boss says, "Uncle Billy, I think you done well, To pay your debts with cotton, and have your seeds to sell." Well I sold them seeds for five cents a peck, And bought this red hankerchief, you see around my neck. Hurry up, children, it's time we been gone, This weather look so cloudy—I think it's gonna storm.
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Ol' Elder Brown 01:57
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No More Cane on the Brazos 06:48
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Ain't no more cane on the Brazos, Oh, oh oh oh, It all been done ground in molasses. Oh, oh oh oh. Better get your overcoat ready, Well it's comin' up a norther. The cap'n standin' and lookin' and cryin', Well it's gettin' so cold and my row's behind. Cap'n don't do me like you done po' Shine, Whip that bully till he went stone blind. Cap'n cap'n you must be blind, You keep on hollerin' and I'm almost flyin'. One of these mornings, it won't be long, You'll call for me and I'll be gone. If I had a sentence like 99 years, All the dogs on the Brazos won't keep me here. 99 years so jumpin' long, To be here rollin' and can't go home. Ought to come on the river in Nineteen-four, You could find a dead man on every turn row. Ought to come on the river in Nineteen-ten, They was drivin' the women just like the men. Well I look at my old Hannah, she's turnin' red, (old Hannah is the sun) I look at my partner, he's almost dead. Wake up lifetime, hold up your head, Well you may get a pardon and you may drop dead. Wake up dead man, help me drive my row, Wake up dead man, help me drive my row. Go down old Hannah, don't you rise no more, If you rise any more, bring Judgment Day.
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Lost John 02:32
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With his diamond spade, got it in his hand Gonna hew out the live oaks that are in this land If I had listened what Rosie said I'd a been sleeping in Rosie's bed But I wouldn't listen got to running around First thing I knew I was jailhouse bound Well I got in the jail with my mouth poked out Now I'm in the pen and I can't get out Well-a John made a pair of shoes Funniest shoes that was ever seen Had a heel in front, had a heel behind Couldn't hardly tell which way he's gone Chorus: He's long gone, he's lost John, he's gone gone Like a turkey through the corn, with his long clothes on He's gone gone, he's lost John, he's long gone Well-a hear that sergeant jus' a huffin' & a blowin' I believe I hear that bloodhound moanin' I wouldn't stop if I seen myself dyin' I'm on my way to that long leaf pine* 'Cross the Brazos river, in the mornin' dew, Well it's goodbye sergeant, and the captain too He's long gone, he's lost John, he's gone gone Like a turkey through the corn, with his long clothes on He's gone gone, he's lost John, he's long gone Good morning, Mary, how do you do? Well I crossed that river just to see you Gimme 2-3 minutes just to catch my wind 2-3 minutes and I'm gone again... He's long gone, he's lost John, he's gone gone Like a turkey through the corn, with his long clothes on He's gone gone, he's lost John, he's long gone
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Back Home in Georgia 02:32
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Four million soldiers, standing side by side Better have a mighty ship, 'cause I'm sure gonna ride Back home to Georgia, Georgia, Back to my beau lover gal in Georgia Never gonna eat no more army food Gonna get myself up like a reg'lar darktown dude Back home in Georgia, Georgia, Back to my beau lover gal in Georgia I hope we will never have another damn war 'cause if we do, the drafter sure will never find me there Back home in Georgia, Georgia, Back to my beau lover gal in Georgia White folks say a slacker's done carried off my skirt If this be so I sure, Lord, will do somebody dirt Back home in Georgia, Georgia, Back to my beau lover gal in Georgia
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Hear the Trumpet Sound 01:36
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You may bury me in the East, You may bury me in the West But I'll hear the trumpet sound in that morning In that morning, my Lord, how I long to go For to hear the trumpet sound in that morning You may bury me in Egypt land, but my soul's gonna rise and shine For to hear the trumpet sound in that morning In that morning, my Lord, how I long to go For to hear the trumpet sound in that morning On that dreadful judgment day, I'll take wings and fly away For to hear the trumpet sound in that morning In that morning, my Lord, how I long to go For to hear the trumpet sound in that morning
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Open the Window Noah 02:03
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Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, let the dove come in Open the window, let the dove come in The little dove flew in the window and mourned Open the window, let the dove come in The little dove flew in the window and mourned Open the window, let the dove come in Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, let the dove come in Open the window, let the dove come in The little dove brought back the olive leaf Open the window, let the dove come in The little dove brought back the olive leaf Open the window, let the dove come in Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, Noah Open the window, let the dove come in Open the window, let the dove come in
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Michael Haul the Boat Ashore 01:19
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Michael, haul the boat ashore Hallellujah Then you'll hear the horn they blow Hallellujah Then you'll hear the trumpet sound Hallellujah Trumpet sound the world around Hallellujah Trumpet sound from shore to shore Hallellujah Trumpet sound for rich and poor Hallellujah Trumpet sound the jubillee Hallellujah Trumpet sound for you and me Hallellujah
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Tree of Life 03:17
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You got a right—I got a right, We all got a right to the tree of life; You got a right—I got a right, We all got a right to the tree of life. The very time i thought i was lost, We all got a right to the tree of life. The dungeon shook and my chains fell off, We all got a right to the tree of life. You may hinder me here but you cannot there, We all got a right to the tree of life; Cause god in the heaven’s gonna answer prayer, We all got a right to the tree of life.

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