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Come Over Here/Come over Here Where the Table is Spread/At The Table
Traditional Spiritual
ARTIST: from Mello-aires of Rochester, NY on Gotham circa 1952
SHEET MUSIC:
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNZK8vC8KQY
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: 1900s
RECORDING INFO: Come Over Here
Heavenly Lights Come Over Here Regent 1960
Smallwood, Richard (two versions)
Fairfield Four Come Over Here Dot 1953
Zion Travelers Come Over Here Score 1953
Mello-aires of Rochester, NY. Gotham c.1952 Come Over Here
Spiritual Singers for Christ. Lance- 1951
OTHER NAMES: "Feast of the Lord," "At The Table" "Come Over Here Where the Table is Spread"
RELATED TO:
SOURCES: Youtube; WFMU
NOTES: "Come Over Here" a spiritual by the Mello-aires of Rochester, NY on the Gotham label circa 1952 that is of unknown origin and is known by a variety of names including "Come Over Here Where the Table is Spread" and "At The Table." A variety of versions can be heard on Youtube and on WFMU. I consider it to be a modern spiritual circa 1940 evolving out of the "come over here" choral response.
The Spiritual Singers for Christ is one of the early recorded versions. "Come Over Here, the Table Is Spread" was collected by Smithsonian Folkways from The Starlight Gospel Singers of Perry Co., Alabama in 1954. Richard Smallwood arranged a version titled "Come Over Here Where the Table Is Spread," for the 1985 musical about Mahalia Jackson. Smallwood titled his new version, "At The Table." Compare the Mello-aires below with the Spiritual Singers 1951 version:
Come Over Here- Spiritual Singers for Christ- 1951 http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/9425 Each verse is repeated but the chords and melody change the second time.
Come over here (come over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Come over here (come over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Feast over here (Feast over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Feast over here (Feast over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Joy over here (joy over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Joy over here (joy over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Shoutin' over here (shoutin' over here)
Where I am (where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Shoutin' over here (shoutin' over here)
Where I am (where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Freedom over here (freedom over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Freedom over here (freedom over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Come over here (come over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Come over here (come over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
And the feast of the Lord,
Is going on.
Joy over here (joy over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Joy over here (joy over here)
Where I am (Where I am)
Where the feast of the Lord,
Is going on
Come Over Here- Mello-aires of Rochester, NY c.1952
CHORUS: Oh come over here (come over here)
The table is spreadin' (table is spread)
The feast of the Lord,(feast of the Lord)
Is going on (feast of the Lord)
Drink from the fountain (drink from the fountain)
That'll never run dry (never run dry)
Come on over, (Come on over)
Bye and bye (Bye and bye)
VERSE: The disciples,
Of the Lord,
All according,
To God's will
Suffered Jesus
In the chamber
Long ago
Long ago
Jesus blessed,
The bread and wine
Eat and drink
This body of mine
Come over here
God said,
Come over here
Oh Lord
Come on over (Come on over)
Come on over (Come on over)
Come on over (Come on over)
If you worry (Come on over)
If you worry (Come on over)
If you worry (Come on over)
Come on over (Come on over)
Come on over (Come on over)
God said
I'm your water
I'm your water
In dry places
God said
I'll be your mother
When your mother is gone
CHORUS
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