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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: "michael row de boat ashore, / hallelujah!" Last Line: "singer row to save your soul, / hallelujah!" Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals | |||
Michael row de boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael boat a gospel boat, Hallelujah! I wonder where my mudder deh, Hallelujah! See my mudder on de rock gwine home, Hallelujah! On de rock gwine home in Jesus' name, Hallelujah! Michael boat a music boat, Hallelujah! Gabriel blow de trumpet horn, Hallelujah! O you mind your boastin' talk, Hallelujah! Boastin' talk will sink your soul, Hallelujah! Brudder, lend a helpin' hand, Hallelujah! Sister, help for trim dat boat, Hallelujah! Jordan stream is wide and deep, Hallelujah! Jesus stand on t' oder side, Hallelujah! I wonder if my maussa deh, Hallelujah! My fader gone to unknown land, Hallelujah! O de Lord he plant his garden deh, Hallelujah! He raise de fruit for you to eat, Hallelujah! He dat eat shall neber die, Hallelujah! When de riber overflow, Hallelujah! O poor sinner, how you land? Hallelujah! Riber run and darkness comin', Hallelujah! Sinner row to save your soul, Hallelujah! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NEGRO SONG OF HOME by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING PLANTATION HYMN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DERE'S NO HIDIN' PLACE DOWN DERE by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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