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"BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (2)", by                    
First Line: "oh, de good ole chariot swing so low"
Last Line: "swing low, sweet chariot, / I don't want to leave me behind"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


OH, de good ole chariot swing so low, --
I don't want to leave me behind.
O swing low, sweet chariot,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
I don't want to leave me behind.

Oh, de good ole chariot will take us all home, --
I don't want to leave me behind.
Swing low, sweet chariot, etc.





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