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Old ship of Zion; The Happy Sailor; There that old ship of Zion, Zion, Zion,

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Spencer, Sadie

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Voice Collected by Libby Hellums Transcribed by M. C. Parler Sadie Spencer (Negro) Dumas, Arkansas April 23, 1962 Reel 414, Item 10 The Old Ship of Zion There that old ship of Zion, Zion, Zion, There that old ship of Zion, Zion, Zion, It's that old ship of Zion, Get on board, Get on board. She have landed, landed, landed Many a thousand, thousand, thousand, She have landed , landed, landed, A many a thousand, thousand, thousand, Oh, she have landed, landed, landed, Many thousand, thousand, thousand, Get on board, Get on board. She have landed, landed, landed, My dear mother, mother, mother, She have landed, landed, landed, My dear mother, mother, mother, She have landed, landed, landed, My dear mother,mother, mother. Get on board, Get on board. Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Hellums, LibbyParler, Mary Celestia
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1962 04 23
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas

Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African Americans
  4. Bible
  5. Religion
  6. Religion, Ship, Zion
  7. Scripture
  8. Spirituals
  9. Spirituals (Songs)

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