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Dig My Grave Long An' Narrow
Traditional Spiritual;
ARTIST: from Bahama Songs and Stories: Volume 3 By Charles Lincoln Edwards
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9HMn_cCbKA&feature=related
"This song is a traditional tune. Lead by Jennifer Armstrong and followed by Daisy Nell and the Sweet Chariot Ensemble. It started as a fun sing along party on Doug's porch and then became the closure of Sweet Chariot that year."
SHEET MUSIC: http://books.google.com/books?id=itls7rxZAwgC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA87&dq=Baptizing+hymn+freely+go
+marching+along&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: early 1900s;
RECORDING INFO: Dig My Grave Long and Narrow
Rt - Go Dig My Grave
Atlanta Boy Choir. Over Jordan
Lloyd, A. L. & Isabel Arete de Ramon y Rivera (eds.) / Folk Songs of the, Oak, Sof (1966), # 80
Group of Andros Island Men. Lomax, John A. & Alan Lomax / Our Singing Country, MacMillan, Sof (2000/1941), p 90 [1935]
OTHER NAMES: "Dig My Grave Long And Narrow" "Dig My Grave"
RELATED TO:
SOURCES: Bahama Songs and Stories: Volume 3 by Charles Lincoln Edwards 1895;
NOTES: "Dig My Grave Long An' Narrow" is a traditional spiritual. This version is from Bahama Songs and Stories: Volume 3 By Charles Lincoln Edwards. These songs were brought to the Bahamas by African-Americans and are quite old.
The Atlanta Boy Choir did a version on their Over Jordan CD. Lyrics are below. Listen ton Sweet Chariot Ensemble (link above on youtube) for a related version also from the Bahamas usually titled "Go Dig My Grave" which originated from the singing of "Group of Andros Island Men" collected by Lomax in 1935 (see version 2). "Dig My Grave," thus improvised by a group of men from Andros Island, is, we feel, one of the finest of Negro spirituals.
Dig My Grave Long An' Narrow- Charles Lincoln Edwards 1895
Dig my grave long an' narrow,
Make my coffin long and strong.
Bright angels to my feet,
Bright angels to my head,
Bright angels to carry me when I die.
CHORUS: Oh I mi little soul goin' shine, shine,
Oh I mi little soul goin' shine like a stahr,
Oh I mi little soul goin' shine like a stahr, good Lawd,
I 'm bound to 'evin at *rest.
*last- makes more sense see version below.
Dig My Grave- Atlanta Boy Choir (arr. Carl Deis)
Dig my grave long and narrow!
Make my coffin long and strong!
Bright angels to my feet,
Bright angels to my head,
Bright angels to carry me when I’m dead.
Oh, my little soul gwine shine like a star, good Lord,
I’m bound to Heav’n at last.
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