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"THE SONG OF THE CAMP MEETING." "WAIT FOR DE CHARIOT." Words by Geo. R. Sims; Music by Ivan Caryll. London: Hopwood & Crew, c. 1875. From Uncle Tom's Cabin, Musical Tableaux Vivants, Performed by the Moore & Burgess Minstrels.  Clifton Waller Barrett Collection University of Virginia |
UNCLE TOM. When de blacks clouds roll away, All de glory ob de day We shall see, SOPRANO. TENOR. BASS. We shall see, UNCLE TOM. Dere's a land dat lies afar, In de bright light ober dar, Fair and free, SOPRANO. TENOR. BASS. Fair and free! So it's wait for de chariot dat to take us dere am coming; Wait for it, chillun, at de corner ob de road; In de midnight, in de silence we may hear dem wheels a humming, Wait for it, chillun, at de corner ob de road. Tho' we watch till we're faint hearted, On its journey it has started, So wait for it, chillun, at de corner ob de road. UNCLE TOM. Though de mist am in your eyes And you cannot see de skies, Thro' your tears, SOPRANO. TENOR. BASS. Thro' our tears, UNCLE TOM. Of dem wheels agoing round Soon shall ring de welcome sound In your ears. SOPRANO. TENOR. BASS. In our ears. So it's wait for de chariot dat to take us home am coming; Wait for it, chillun, at de corner of de road. In de midnight, in de silence We may hear dem wheels a humming Wait for it, chillun, at de corner ob de road, Tho' we watch till we're faint hearted, On its journey it has started So wait for it, chillun, at de corner ob de road. |
