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Text:Down to the River to Pray
Author (attributed to):George H. Allan
Tune:[As I went down to the river to pray]
Composer (attributed to):George H. Allan

644. Down to the River to Pray

As I went down to the river to pray,
studying about that good old way
and who shall wear the starry crown—
Good Lord, show me the way!

O *sisters, let's go down.
Let's go down, come on down.
O *sisters, let's go down,
down to the river to pray.

*brothers, fathers, mothers, sinners

Text Information
First Line: As I went down to the river to pray
Title: Down to the River to Pray
Author (attributed to): George H. Allan
Language: English
Publication Date: 2019
Source: American folk song: "The Good Old Way"; Slave Songs of the United States, 1867
Tune Information
Name: [As I went down to the river to pray]
Composer (attributed to): George H. Allan
Key: G Major or modal
Source: American folk song: "The Good Old Way"; Slave Songs of the United States, 1867
Copyright: Public Domain



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