Paul Robeson — Carry Me Back to Green Pastures

Tied to my rockin' chair all day 'Til the day is over Dream of the southland far away And the fields of clover Just an ol' darky all alone Ol' rockin' chair's my prison Waitin' to see the promised land When the sun has risen Carry me back to green, green pastures That's where I long to be Carry me back to green pastures That is the place for me I want to see the fields of cotton Close to that Suwannee shore I want to hear my mammy callin' Down by the cabin door Ol' rockin' chair just keeps on swingin' Rockin' me to and fro' Sometimes I hear the angels singin' Chariots a swingin' low I know that there's a land of promise Waitin' for weary souls Carry me back to green, green pastures Down where the Jordan rolls