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Don't Be Weary, Traveller
Traditional Old-Time, Spiritual;
ARTIST: taken from Slave Songs of the United States (1867): Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921,and Lucy McKim Garrison 1842-1877
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: 1800s;
RECORDING INFO: Don't Be Weary, Traveller
Allen, William Francis, et.al (eds.) / Slave Songs of the United States, Dover, Sof (1995/1867), # 72 [1860s]
OTHER NAMES: "Don't Be Weary, Traveler"
SOURCES: Slave Songs of the United States (1867): Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921,and Lucy McKim Garrison 1842-1877
NOTES: "Don't Be Weary, Traveller" or more correctly "Don't Be Weary, Traveler" is a title of a spiritual taken from Slave Songs of the United States (1867): Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921,and Lucy McKim Garrison 1842-1877.
The Cleveland Index suggests a similarity "I Don't Feel No Ways Tired" with "Don't be Weary, Traveler," p. 75, but except for the line "don't be weary," there is little in common.
DON’T BE WEARY, TRAVELLER (1867) Slave Songs of the United States p. 75, No. 98
Words and melody: anonymous, from Virginia
CHORUS: Don't be weary, traveller,
Come along home to Jesus;
Don't be weary, traveller,
Come along home to Jesus.
1. My head got wet with the midnight dew,
Come along home to Jesus;
Angels bear witness too,
Come along home to Jesus.
CHORUS:
2. Where to go I did not know
Come along home to Jesus;
Ever since he freed my soul,
Come along home to Jesus;
CHORUS:
3. I look at de worl' and de worl' look new,
Come along home to Jesus;
I look at de worl' and de worl' look new,
Come along home to Jesus.
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