I was just playing around with my guitar, and found myself playing this melody on the bass strings. It reminded me of this great old spiritual, and made me think of Louis Armstrong. I got out my banjo and bass guitar and went for it!
[G] I am just a lonesome [C] traveler,
[G] Through this big wide world of [D] sin;
[G] Want to join that grand [C] procession,
When the [G] saints go [D] marchin'[G] in.
Oh when the [G] saints go marchin' in,
Oh when the [G] saints go marchin'[D] in,
[G] Lord I want to be in that [C] number
When the [G] saints go [D] marchin' [G] in.
All my folks have gone before me,
All my friends and all my kin;
But I'll meet with them up yonder,
When the saints go marchin'in.
|: Oh when the saints go marchin' in, :|
Lord I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marchin' in.
Come and join me in my journey,
'cause it's time that we begin;
And we'll be there for that judgment,
When the saints go marchin' in.
|: Oh when the saints go marchin' in, :|
We will be in line for that judgment,
When the saints go marchin' in.
|: And when the stars begin to shine :|
Then Lord let me be in that number
And when the stars begin to shine
|: When Gabriel blows in his horn :|
Then Lord let me be in that number
When Gabriel blows in his horn
|: And when the sun refuse to shine :|
Then Lord let me be in that number
When the sun refuse to shine
|: And when the moon has turned to blood :|
Then Lord let me be in that number
When the moon has turned to blood
|: And when they crown Him King of Kings :|
Then Lord let me be in that number
When they crown Him King of Kings
The purpose of the Folk Den is to use the medium of the World Wide Web to continue the tradition of the folk process, that is the telling of stories, and singing of songs, passed on from one generation to another, by word of mouth.
In this electronic era, such a process is in danger of being overwhelmed by the commercial mass media. This page and others on the 'net are working to preserve the folk songs that have chronicled our global heritage for centuries.
In the Folk Den, a "new" folk song is uploaded every month as a "Global Community Service."
