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Carry Me To The Burying Ground
Traditional Spiritual and Gospel Hymn;
ARTIST: collected by Edward A. Pollard and published in his 1859 book, "Black Diamonds..."
CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: 1859
RECORDING INFO: Carry Me To The Burying Ground
Edward A. Pollard. 1859 book, "Black Diamonds..."
OTHER NAMES: "Carry Me To The Berryin' Ground"
RELATED TO: "Burying Ground" and "New Burying Ground" songs.
SOURCES: WFMU;
NOTES: "Carry Me To The Burying Ground" is an old traditional African-American spiritual collected by Edward A. Pollard and published in his 1859 book, "Black Diamonds..." There are several shorts sets of lyrics included by Edward A. Pollard of Virginia, who attended an African-American church service and gave a biased account.
The following lyrics are closely related to the "Burying Ground" and "New Burying Ground" songs.
Edward A. Pollard: "The words are generally very few, and repeated over and over again; and the lines, though very unequal, are sung with a natural cadence that impresses the ear quite agreeably. Most of them relate to the moment of death, and in some of them are simple and poetic images which are often touching. The following occur to me without any pains at selection:"
CARRY ME AWAY TO THE BURYING GROUND- Collected Edward A. Pollard 1859
Oh, carry me away, carry me away, my Lord!
Carry me to the berryin' ground,
The green tree a-bowing.
Sinner, fare you well!
I thank the Lord I want to go,
To leave them all behind.
Oh, carry me away, carry me away, my Lord!
Carry me to the berryin' ground.
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