Down in the Valley to Pray
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
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As I went down in the valley to pray,
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way.
Oh fathers, let's go down.
Let's go down, come on down.
Oh fathers let's go down,
Down in the valley to pray.
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Oh mothers, let's go down.
Come on down, don't you wanna go down?
Come on mothers and let's go down,
Down in the valley to pray.
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Oh brothers, let's go down
Let's go down, come on down.
Come on brothers and let's go down,
Down in the valley to pray.
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Come on sinners and let's go down.
Let's go down, oh, come on down.
Come on sinners and let's go down
Down in the valley to pray.
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"Down in the Valley to Pray", also known as "Down to the River to Pray",<br> "Down in the River to Pray", "The Good Old Way" and "Come, Let Us All Go Down" is a traditional<br> American song variously described as a Christian folk hymn, an African-American spiritual, an<br> Appalachian song and a Southern Gospel song. The exact origin of the song is unknown.<br> The earliest known version of the song, titled "The Good Old Way," was published in Slave Songs<br> of the United States (1867). Another version, titled "Come, Let Us All Go Down," was published<br> in The Story of the Jubilee Singers; With Their Songs (1880).<br> It was printed in Jackson's Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America (1937).<br> It was used in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?.<br> The notation here is close to the movie version.<br> It was recorded by<br> Lead Belly on Let It Shine On Me - The Library Of Congress Recordings, V. 3 (1940),<br> Doc Watson on Home Again! (1966),<br> Alison Krauss on O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000),<br> Alison Krauss on Live (2002),<br> Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs and Alison Krauss on The Three Pickers (2003)<br> and others.<br>
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