Text: | Hold On |
Tune: | [Keep yo' han' on de plow] |
Arranger: | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- |
Keep yo' han' on de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Nora, Nora, let me come in,
Do's' all fast'ned an' de winders pinned,
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Nora said, "Ya lost yo' track,
Can' plow straight an' keep a-lookin' back,"
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
If you wanna get to Heaven,
let me tell you how:
Jus' keep yo' han' on de gospel plow,
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
If dat plow stays in yo' han' -
It'll lan' you straight into de promised lan'!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
My Brother, Hold on! Hold on!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on! My Sister, Hold on!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Mary had a golden chain,
Ev'ry link was my Jesus' name -
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Keep on climbin' an' don't you tire -
Ev'ry rung goes high'r an' high'r -
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Oh, Sisters, Hold on!
Oh, Brothers, Hold on!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Oh, Mothers, Hold on!
Oh, Fathers, Hold on!
Keep yo' han' on-a de plow,
Hold on! Hold on!
Oh, Deacons, Hold on!
Oh, Preachers, Hold on!
Keep yo' han' On dat great plow,
an' Hold on!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Keep yo' han' on de plow |
Title: | Hold On |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1981 |
Topic: | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs |
Source: | Traditional |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Keep yo' han' on de plow] |
Arranger: | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- |
Key: | f minor |
Source: | Traditional |
Copyright: | Arr. © 1981 by Abingdon |
Notes: | In memory of my mother, Mrs. Geneva C. Cleveland |