Song Name: | Poor Old Slave (hi-lo) | By: | G. W. H. Griffin |
Posted By: | waltp | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2018-07-02 16:14:38 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | POOR OLD SLAVE hi-lo
By G. W. H. Griffin � 1851 Trad. folk song Key: D Time: 6/8 3 3 4 5 -4 4 -3� 4 6 6 7 7 -8 7 -6 7 'Tis just one year a-go to-day, 4 -3 4 -4 -3 4 7 -7 7 -8 -7 7 That I re-mem-ber well, 3 3 4 5 -4 4 -3� 4 6 6 7 8 -8 7 -6 7 I sat down by poor Nel-ly's side 4 4 -3 4 -4 -3 4 7 7 -7 7 -8 -7 7 And a sto-ry she did tell. 4 -3 4 -4 -3 4 5 3 7 -7 7 -8 -7 7 8 6 'Twas 'bout a poor un-hap-py slave, 3 -3� -3� -3�-5.-3� 3 7 -6 -6 -6 -9.-6 6 That lived for man-y a year; 3 3 4 5 -4 4 -3� 4... 6 6 7 8 -8 7 -6 7... But now he's dead, and in his grave, 4 -3 4 -4.. -3 4 7 -7 7 -8.. -7 7 No mas-ter does he fear. CHORUS 4 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 7 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 The poor old slave has gone to rest, -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 5 -8 -8 -8 -8 -9 8 We know that he is free. 5 5 5 5 6 -5 -5 -5... 8 8 8 8 9 -9 -9 -9... Dis-turb him not but let him rest, -5 5 5 -4 -3 4 -9 8 8 -8 -7 7 'Way down in Ten-na-see. |