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"BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN

First Line: "SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT"
Last Line: COMING FOR TO CARRY ME HOME
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - SONG & MUSIC;AMERICAN CIVIL WAR;BLACK SONGS;HOMECOMING;U.S. - HISTORY; NEGRO SPIRITUALS;

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
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.
If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I'm coming too,
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.



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