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Chatter With the Angels
Tradtional Spiritual
ARTIST: from Fairfield County Children's Choir
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwbrB2-bGsE
Fairfield County Children's Choir, Chorus & Chorale, 13th Annual Spring Concert, The Music of Nick Page, Saturday, May 10, 2008, The Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport, CT, Arranged by Betty Bertaux, Conducted by Lucille Parkinson.
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
RECORDING INFO: Chatter With the Angels
OTHER NAMES: "I Hope I'll Join The Band"
RELATED TO: "I Hope I'll Join The Band"
SOURCES: Mudcat;
NOTES: "Chatter With the Angels" is a traditional spiritual collected and arranged from the second verse of John Wesley Work's "I Hope I'll Join The Band" from his 1915 book, Folk song of the American Negro:
I Hope I'll Join The Band- John Wesley Work
1. Ride up in the chariot,
Soon-a in the morning,
Ride up in the chariot,
Soon-a in the morning,
Ride up in the chariot,
Soon-a in the morning,
And I hope I'll join the band.
Chorus: Oh, Lord, have mercy on me,
Oh, Lord, have mercy on me,
Oh, Lord, have mercy on me,
And I hope I'll join the band.
2. Going to chatter with the angels,
Soon-a in the morning,
Chatter with the angels,
Soon-a in the morning,
Chatter with the angels,
Soon-a in the morning,
And I hope I'll join the band.
Chorus: Oh, Lord, have mercy on me, etc.
"Chatter With the Angels" is an African-American song that has been on the Florida state's approved teaching list for more than 20 years. The version that appears in the school is:
Chatter with the Angels,
Soon in the morning
Chatter with the Angels
In that land!
Chatter with the Angels
Soon in the Morning
Chatter with the Angels
Join that Band!
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the Angels
All day long!
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the Angels
All day long!
CHATTER WITH THE ANGELS (spiritual)
(F)Chatter with the angels soon in the mornin'
Chatter with the angels in (C7) that (F)land.
Chatter with the angels soon in the mornin'
Chatter with the angels-- join (C7)that (F)band.
I hope to (Bb)join that band and
(F)Chatter with the angels all (C7)day (F)long!
I hope to (Bb)join that band and
(F)Chatter with the angels all (C7)day (F)long!
Additional verses:
Praisin'
Dancin'
Prayin'
Laughin'
Workin'
Lovin'
Thinkin'
Study
Flyin'
Marchin'
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