{"id":6999,"date":"2002-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-05-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-09-07T11:05:49","modified_gmt":"2007-09-07T15:05:49","slug":"michael-row-the-boat-ashore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=6999","title":{"rendered":"Michael Row the Boat Ashore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/images\/Michael.gif\" height=\"123\" width=\"100\" alt=\"Michael.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"audio\">\n<div class=\"alignright caption\"><a href=\"?page_id=6069\">How do I download this Mp3?<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"audio_link\">Mp3: <a href=\"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/music\/Michael.mp3\">Michael Row the Boat Ashore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about\">The Georgia Sea Islands is a section of the United States rich in African American folk song. For over a hundred miles, these low flat islands decorate the Atlantic Coast. Here&#039;s where slaves were brought fresh from Africa and for generations, spent their entire lives out of touch with the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>In olden days, transportation to the mainland was provided by small boats and strong arms to row them. The oar crews from different plantations prided themselves on their singing, each making up new songs that no other boat would ever sing.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the best known songs whose roots are in this tradition of Georgia Sea Island singing are &#039;Michael Row the Boat Ashore&#039; and the more recent, &#039;Pay Me My Money Down.&#039; I learned this song at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago when I was 15 years old. It&#039;s been one of my favorite songs ever since.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lyrics-header\">Lyrics:<\/div>\n<div class=\"lyrics\">\n[D] Michael row the boat ashore, [G] hallelujah [D]<br \/>\n[D] Michael [F#m] row the boat [Em] ashore, [D] halle [A] lu [D] jah<\/p>\n<p>Sister help to trim the sails, hallelujah<br \/>\nSister help to trim the sails, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#039;s River is deep and wide, hallelujah<br \/>\nAnd I&#039;ve got a home on the other side, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Jordan River is chilly and cold, hallelujah<br \/>\nChills the body but not the soul, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>When I get to Heaven I&#039;m gonna&#039; sing and shout, hallelujah<br \/>\nNobody there&#039;s gonna&#039; kick me out, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Michael&#039;s boat is a music boat, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael&#039;s boat is a music boat, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>The trumpets sound the Jubilee, hallelujah<br \/>\nThe trumpets sound for you and me, hallelujah<\/p>\n<p>Michael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael row the boat ashore, hallelujah<br \/>\nMichael row the boat ashore, hallelujah\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I download this Mp3? Mp3: Michael Row the Boat Ashore The Georgia Sea Islands is a section of the United States rich in African American folk song. For over a hundred miles, these low flat islands decorate the Atlantic Coast. 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