Songs

De gospel train

by Anon.

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De gospel train
English source: Traditional Spiritual

De gospel train am a comin’,
I hear it jus’ at han’,
I hear de carwheels rumblin’,
An’ rollin’ thoo’ de lan’,
Den git on bo’d lit’l children,
Git on bo’d lit’l children,
Get on bo’d lit’l children,
Dere’s room for many a mo’.

I hear de train acomin’,
She’s comin’ roun’ de curve,
She’s loosen’d all her steam an’ brakes
An strainin’ ev’ry nerve.
Den git on bo’d lit’l children,
Git on bo’d lit’l children,
Get on bo’d lit’l children,
Dere’s room for many a mo’.

De fare is cheap an’ all can go,
De rich an’ poor are dere,
No second class abo’d dis train,
No dif’rence in de fare.
Den git on bo’d lit’l children,
Git on bo’d lit’l children,
Get on bo’d lit’l children,
Dere’s room for many a mo’.

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