Oh, Boys, Carry Me Long (l-m-h)

by Trad. Spiritual

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OH, BOYS, CARRY ME LONG l-m-h
Trad. spiritual
Key: G
Time: 6/8

3    2  -2'3    1
6    5  -5 6    4
9    8  -9 9    7
Oh, car-ry me 'long,

  -1   2   2    2   -1   1  -1
  -4   5   5    5   -4   4  -4
  -8   8   8    8   -8   7  -8
Dere's no more trou-ble for me

-1    2   2   -2' -2'-2'3  3  -3'
-4    5   5   -5  -5-5  6  6  -6
-8    8   8   -9  -9-9  9  9  -10
I's gwine to roam in a hap-py home

  3    3  2   -1   1  -1  1
  6    6  5   -4   4  -4  4
  9    9  8   -8   7  -8  7
Where all de dark-ies am free

 3     3     2   -2'3    1
 6     6     5   -5 6    4
 9     9     8   -9 9    7
I've worked long in de fields

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 -4   5    5   5 -4 4 -4
 -8   8    8   8 -8 7 -8
I've hand-led man-y a hoe

 -1   2   2  -2' -2' 3   3 -3'
 -4   5   5  -5  -5  6   6 -6
 -8   8   8  -9  -9  9   9 -10
I'll turn my eye be-fore I die

 3   3  2  -1  1   -1   1
 6   6  5  -4  4   -4   4
 9   9  8  -8  7   -8   7
And see de sug-ar cane grow

4    3     2  -2'3    1
7    6     5  -5 6    4
10   9     8  -9 9    7
Oh, boys, car-ry me 'long

 2  2  2   -1  1 -1
 5  5  5   -4  4 -4
 8  8  8   -8  7 -8
Car-ry me till I die

 2  2  2   -2' -2'-2' 3  3  3   -3'
 5  5  5   -5  -5 -5  6  6  6   -6
 8  8  8   -9  -9 -9  9  9  9   -10
Car-ry me down to de bur-y-ing groun'

-3'  3  2   -1   -1   1
-6   6  5   -4   -4   4
-10  9  8   -8   -8   7
Old Mas-sa don't you cry