
Happy Present Meet
Slave Songs of the United States 
William Francis Allen
Charles Pickard Ware
Lucy McKim Garrison
This 1867 landmark book represents the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the plantation slaves of the Old South. Most of the 130 songs, arranged by geographic area, were recorded directly from the singers themselves. Includes the melody line and all known verses to each song.
Table of Contents for Slave Songs of the United States 
INTRODUCTION 
DIRECTIONS FOR SINGING 
PART I. 
"South-Eastern Slave States, including South Carolina, Georgia and the Sea Islands" 
1 "Roll, Jordan, roll" 
2 "Jehova, Hallelujah" 
3 I hear from Heaven to-day 
4 "Blow your trumpet , Gabriel" 
5 "Praise, Member" 
6 "Wrestle on, Jacob" 
7 The Lonesome Valley 
8 I can`t stay behind 
9 Poor Rosy 
10 The Trouble of the World 
11 There`s a meeting here to-night 
12 Hold your light 
13 Happy Morning 
14 No man can hinder me 
15 "Lord, remember me" 
16 Not weary yet 
17 Religion so sweet 
18 Hunting for the Lord 
19 Go in the Wilderness 
20 Tell my Jesus 
21 The Graveyard 
22 "John, John, of the Holy Order" 
23 I saw the beam in my sister`s eye 
24 Hunting for a city 
25 Gwine follow 
26 Lay this body down 
27 Heaven Bell a-ring 
28 Jine`em 
29 Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton 
30 Bound to go 
31 Michael row the boad ashore 
32 "Sail, O believer" 
33 Rock o` Jubilee 
34 Stars begin to fall 
35 King Emanuel 
36 Satan`s Camp A-fire 
37 Give up the world 
38 Jesus on the Waterside 
39 I wish I been dere 
40 Build a house in Paradise 
41 I know when I`m going hme 
42 I`m a trouble in de mind 
43 Travel on 
44 "Archangel, open the door" 
45 My body rock `long fever` 
46 Bell da ring 
47 Pray all de member 
48 "Turn sinner, turn O" 
49 My army cross over 
50 Join the angel band  
51 I and Satan had a race 
52 Shall I die? 
53 When we do meet again 
54 The White Marlble Stone 
55 I can`t stand the fire 
56 "Meet, O Lord" 
57 "Wa`, Mr. Mackright " 
58 Early in the morning 
59 "Hail, Mary" 
60 No more rain fall for wet you 
61 I want to go home 
62 "Good-bye, brother" 
63 Fare ye well 
64 Many thousand go 
65 Brother Moses gone 
66 The Sin-stick Soul 
67 Some Valiant Soldier 
68 "Hallelu, Hallelu" 
69 Children do linger 
70 Good-bye  
71 "Lord, make me more patient" 
72 The Day of Judgment 
73 The Resurrection Morn 
74 Nobody knows the trouble I`ve had 
75 Who is on the Lord`s 
76 Hold out to the end 
77 Come go with me 
78 Every hour in the day 
79 In the mansions above 
80 "Shout on, children" 
81 "Jesus, won`t you come by-and-by?" 
82 Heave away 
PART II. 
"Northern Seaboard Slave States, including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina" 
83 "Wake up, Jacob" 
84 On to Glory 
85 Just Now 
86 "Shock along, John" 
87 "Round the corn, Sally" 
88 Jordan`s Mills 
89 Sabbath has no end 
90 I don`t feel Weary 
91 The Hypocrite and the concubine 
92 O shout away 
93 O`er the crossing 
94 Rock o` my soul 
95 We will march thro` the valley 
96 What a trying time 
97 Almost Over 
98 "Don`t be weary, traveler" 
99 Let God`s saints come in 
100 The Golden Altar 
101 The Winter 
102 The Heaven Bells 
PART III. 
"Inland Slave States, including Tennessee, Arkansas, and the Mississippi" 
103 The Gold Band 
104 The Good Old Way 
105 I`m going home 
106 Sinner won`t die no more 
107 "Brother, guide me home" 
108 "Little children, then won`t you be glad?" 
109 Charleston Gals 
110 "Run, nigger, run" 
111 I`m gwine to Alabamy 
PART IV. 
"Gulf States, including Florida and Louisiana: Miscellaneous" 
112 "My Father, how long?" 
113 I`m in trouble 
114 O Daniel 
115 "O brother, don`t get weary" 
116 I want to join the band 
117 Jacob`s Ladder 
118 Pray on 
119 "Good news, Member" 
120 I want to die like-a Lazarus die 
121 Away down in Sunbury 
122 This is the trouble of the world 
123 Lean on the Lord`s side 
124 These are all my father`s children 
125 The Old Ship of Zion 
126 "Come along, Moses" 
127 The Social Band 
128 God got plenty o` room 
129 You must be pure and holy 
130 Belle Layotte 
131 Remon 
132 Aurore Bradaire 
133 Caroline 
134 Calinda 
135 Lolotte 
136 Musieu Bainjo 
EDITORS` NOTE 
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