Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Phil Rennert To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 15 Dec 95 8:24:10 EST
RUN, COME, SEE JERUSALEM
Well it was nine[F]-teen hundred and twenty-nine (run, come, see) I remember that day[C7] pretty well Nine[F]-teen hun[F7]-dred and twen[Bb]-tynine Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
They were talk[F]-ing 'bout a storm on the island (run, come, see) My god, what a beau[C7]-tiful morning Talk[F]-ing 'bout a storm[F7] on the is[Bb]-land Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
There were three[F] sail leaving at the harbor (run, come, see) They were the Eth[C7]-el and the Myrtle and Pretoria Three[F] sail leav[F7]-ing at the har[Bb]-bor Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
Now the Eth[F]-el was bound for Fresh Creek (run, come, see) With the ma[C7]-mas and the children on board The Eth[F]-el was bound[F7] for Fresh[Bb] creek Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
And the Myr[F]-tle was bound for Staniel Quay (run, come, see) My god, what a beau[C7]-tiful morning The Myr[F]-tle was bound[F7] for Staniel[Bb] Quay Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
And Pre-tor[F]-ia was out on the ocean (run, come, see) Rocking down on her beam[C7] in the swell Pre-tor[F]-ia was out[F7] on the oc[Bb]-ean Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
My god, then a big[F] sea built up in the northwest (run, come, see) And the captain come a run[C7]-ning for the tiller and a big[F] sea built[F7] up in the north[Bb]-west Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
Then the first[F] sea hit the Pretoria (run, come, see) And the mamas come a run[C7]-ning for their children and the first[F] sea hit[F7] the Pre-tor[Bb]-ia Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
And the sailor go down[F]-ward for the bottom (run, come, see) My god, what a beau[C7]-tiful morning sail[F]-or go down[F7]-ward for the bot[Bb]-tom Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
Now George[F] Brown, he was the captain (run, come, see) He shouts "Now chil[C7]-dren come pray" George[F] Brown, he[F7] was the cap[Bb]-tain Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
He says come[F] now and witness your judgement (run, come, see) And the women all a cry[C7]-ing for the Daniel-god Come[F] now and wit[F7]-ness your judg[Bb]-ment Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
There were thir[F]-ty-three soul on the water (run, come, see) My god, what a beau[C7]-tiful morning (slower here, to end) Thir[F]-ty-three soul[F7] on the wat[Bb]-ter Run, come, see[F] Je-ru[C7]-sa-lem[F]
This is the Clam Chowder version, as best I can remember, with much improved lyrics. It helps to have someone sing the counterpoint (run, come, see), and provide a beat.