1 Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
down by the riverside,
gonna study war no more.
Refrain:
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more.
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more.
2 Gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
gonna study war no more. [Refrain]
3 Gonna shake hands around the world,
ev'rywhere I roam,
ev'rywhere I roam,
ev'rywhere I roam.
Gonna shake hands around the world,
ev'rywhere I roam,
gonna study war no more. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Gonna lay down my sword and shield |
Title: | Gonna Lay Down My Sword and Shield |
Meter: | Irregular |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men: Peace |
Source: | African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE |
Arranger: | Mary Allen Walden, 1946- |
Meter: | Irregular |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Source: | African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875 |
Copyright: | Arr. © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association |