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De Ole Sheep Done Know De Road/ The Old Sheep Know The Road
Spiritual and Gospel Hymn;
ARTIST: Thomas Fenner- Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
SHEET MUSIC: http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/armstrong/armstrong.html
CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: 1874
RECORDING INFO: De Ole Sheep Done Know De Road
Fenner, Thomas. Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
OTHER NAMES: "The Old Sheep Know The Road" "Ole Sheep Done Know De Road"
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SOURCES: Thomas Fenner- Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
NOTES: "De Ole Sheep Done Know De Road" or "The Old Sheep Know The Road" is an African-American spiritual. It was collected and published by Thomas Fenner in "Fifty Plantation Spirituals"; Hampton Institute in 1874.
De Ole Sheep Done Know De Road- Thomas Fenner- Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
CHORUS: Oh de ole sheep done know de road,
De ole sheep done know de road,
De ole sheep done know de road,
De young lambs mus' find de way.
Oh, sooner in de mornin' when I rise,
De young lambs mus' find de way.
Wid crosses an' trials on ebry side,
De young lambs must find de way.
My brudder aint ye got yer counts all sealed,
De young lambs, &c.
You'd better go get em 'fore ye leave dis field,
De young lambs, &c.]
2. Oh, shout my sister, for you are free,
De young lambs, &c.,
For Christ hab bought your liberty,
De young lambs, &c.,
I raly do believe widout one doubt,
De young lambs, &c.,
Dat de Christian hab a mighty right to shout,
De young lambs, &c.
CHO.--Oh, de ole sheep, &c.
3. My brudder, better mind how you walk on de cross,
De young lambs, &c.,
For your foot might slip, an' yer soul git lost,
De young lambs, &c.,
Better mind dat sun, and see how she run,
De young lambs, &c.,
An' mind don't let her catch ye wid yer works undone,
De young lambs, &c.
CHO.--Oh, de ole sheep, &c.
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