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SONG OF THE NEGRO BOATMAN.
John Greenleaf Whittier. Wenzel Müller.
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Allegretto.
1. O, praise an' tanks I de Lord He come To set de peo - ple
2. Ole mas - sa on he trab- bels gone; He leaf de land be -
3. We pray de Lord: He gib us signs Dat someday we be
We know de prom - ise neb- ber fail, An' neb - ber lie de
free; An' mas - sa tink it day ob doom. An'
hind: De Lord's breff blow him fur - der on. Like
free; De norf - wind tell it to de pines, De
word; So like de 'pos - tles in de jail, We
we ob ju - bi - lee. De Lord dat heap de
corn - shuck in de wind. We own de hoe, we
wild - duck to the sea; We tink it when de
wait - ed for de Lord: An' now He o - pen
