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Text:Oh, Freedom
Tune:[Oh freedom! Oh, freedom!]
Arranger:J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger:Verolga Nix, 1933-

102. Oh, Freedom

1 Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!
Oh, freedom over me!
When I am free!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

2 No mo' moanin', no mo' moanin',
no mo' moanin' over me!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

3 No mo' weepin', no mo' weepin',
no mo' weepin' over me!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

4 There'll be singin', there'll be singin',
there'll be singin' over me!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

5 There'll be shoutin', there'll be shoutin',
there'll be shoutin' over me!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

6 There'll be prayin', there'll be prayin',
there'll be prayin' over me!
An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

Text Information
First Line: Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!
Title: Oh, Freedom
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Oh freedom! Oh, freedom!]
Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger: Verolga Nix, 1933-
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional
Copyright: Arr. © 1979 by Abingdon



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