Five Carolina Low Country Spirituals

FIVE CAROLINA LOW
COUNTRY SPIRITUALS
For SATB and piano
Gullah lyrics collected between 1922 and 1931 by the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals
Charleston, South Carolina
2009
Arranged by
Gary Bachlund
www.bachlund.org
FIVE CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY SPIRITUALS

For SATB and piano
Charleston, South Carolina
Arranged by Gary Bachlund

CONTENTS
Fault Een Me - circa 2'00
Eb'ry Body Who Is Libin' Got Tuh Die - circa 3' 00
Anyhow - circa 3' 00
13
Face duh Risin' Sun - circa 3' 20
19
Shout Jubalee - circa 3' 15
26
The texts are Gullah lyrics "collected in the Carolina Low Country between 1922 and 1931 by the Society for
the Preservation of Spirituals (Spiritual Society)." The preface to the first collection of texts, published in
1931, states, "the prime object in writing them here has been to record them as nearly as possible in the form
in which they are sung at their source." A later edition notes "Many composers have produced four part
arrangements of spirituals for choruses and solos accompanied by piano." My settings are in fact among
these, then, and yet I though to use the Gullah lyrics as preserved as texts rather than update them as others
have done. The originals in fact had "no instrumental accompaniments and there were but two basic parts -leader and congregation." In fact during the summer of 1934, George Gerswhin attended a Society meeting
to hear the group singing, and the Society publication further notes "members took him to hear local
congregations." Field recordings of these local congregations and the Society's work were encouraged by
Archive of American Folk Song in the Library of Congress. The Society notes that the texts themselves rely
on the spelling as found in Ambrose Gonzalez' Black Border (Columbia, S.C, The State Company, 1922).
Gullah scholar and preservationist, Virginia Mixson Geraty, wrote that this language is an English-based,
or English derived creole, it sounds like English, but there is a flavor of the West African coast in its
intonation and stress. The vocabulary of Gullah is mostly English with only a few words from African
languages reminiscent of its pidgin stage. Pure Gullah is seldom heard anymore, and as older speaker pass
away much of the language is lost with them. (in Gullah For You, an undated pamphlet, Gullah
Instruction, College of Charleston.) The texts themselves are drawn from Spirituals of the Carolina Low
Country, Society for the Preservation of Spirituals, Charleston, South Carolina, 2004.
Copyright 2009 Gary Bachlund

All international rights reserved.
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Five Carolina Low Country Spirituals

Fault Een Me
James Island spiritual
q = 100
1.
fault een
fault een
me,
Oh,duh
Oh,duh
eh
fault
fault
een
me,
een
me,
Lawd.
Eh
Lawd.
out,
"Eh
Lawd,
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd.
out,
"Eh
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out,
Jo - nah cry
Lawd,
Jo - nah cry
Lawd.
Lawd,
Copyright 2009 Gary Bachlund
Eh
Eh
Lawd, en duh
Lawd, en duh
Jo - nah cry
eh
eh
bring out bass line throughout
Lawd,
eh
"Eh
Eh
me,
arr. Gary Bachlund
duh
duh
Lawd.
2
9

fault een
me."
me."

duh
duh
13

did - n't do
did - n't do
een
fault
een
right,
me."
eh
eh
Lawd,
en dey
eh
Lawd,
Lawd.
Eh
Lawd.
Eh
me."
fault
right,
Oh, duh peo - ple een duh chu'ch,
Oh, duh peo - ple een duh chu'ch,

fault een
Eh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd.
Eh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd.
Lawd,
Jo - nah cry
out,
out,
"Eh
eh
"Eh

duh
Lawd,
Lawd,
Jo - nah cry
Lawd,
en dey
duh
duh
duh
17

fault een
eh

eh

eh

eh
me."
Lawd, en duh
Lawd, en duh
Lawd. en duh
Jo- nah
Jo- nah
me."
Lawd. en duh
21
Jo- nah
fault een me."

fault een
me."

fault een
sea was
dry,

eh
sea was
sea was
dry,
sea was
Jo- nah
dry,
dry,
eh
eh
eh
went
went
went
went
tuh duh sea,
tuh duh sea,
tuh duh sea,
tuh duh sea,
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd, duh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd, duh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd. duh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd. duh
4
26

fault een
fault een
me."
Cas'
Jo - nah o - buh - boad,
Cas'
Cas'
Lawd, w'ale
swal - luh
Jo- nah,
Lawd, w'ale
swal - luh
30

eh
eh
me."
fault een
Cas'

fault een me."

me."
Jo- nah,
eh
eh
Lawd,
Lawd,
Jo - nah cry
Jo - nah cry
out,
out,
"Eh
"Eh

Lawd,
duh
Lawd,
duh

eh

Lawd, w'ale
swal - luh
Jo- nah,
eh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd,
duh
eh
Lawd, w'ale
swal - luh
Jo- nah,
eh
Lawd.
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd,
duh
35

fault

fault

fault

fault

een
me."

een
me."

een
me."

een
W'ale
spew ole
W'ale
spew ole
me."
Jo- nah,
W'ale
spew ole
spew ole
Jo- nah,
Jo- nah,
39

eh
eh

eh

eh
Lawd, on
Ni- ne - weh sho',
Ni- ne - weh sho',
Ni- ne - weh sho',
Lawd. on
Ni- ne - weh sho',
Lawd, on
Lawd. on
eh
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd,
duh
Lawd,
Jo - nah cry
out,
"Eh
Lawd,
duh
Lawd.
Jo - nah!
"Eh
Lawd,
duh
Lawd.
Jo - nah!
"Eh
eh
Lawd,
eh
eh
W'ale
Jo- nah,
Lawd,
duh
6
44
fault
een
fault
me."
een
me."
fault een
me."

fault
een
47
me."
...duh fault
...duh fault
...duh fault
...duh fault
circa 2' 00"
...duh fault
een
...duh fault
een
...duh fault
een
een
...duh fault
me.
me.
me.
een
me.
een
non ritardando
me.
me.
een
me.
een
me.
15 VII 2009
James Island
Eb'ry Body Who Is Libin' Got Tuh Die

Upper St. Johns Parish spiritual
q = 50
got tuh die,
tuh die,
got tuh die,

Eb' - ry bo - dy
Eb' - ry bo - dy
mf
got
Eb' - ry bo - dy
tuh die,
mp
got
Eb' - ry bo - dy
2.
got tuh die,
got tuh die,
got tuh die,
who
who
who
is lib - in'
is lib - in'

is lib - in'
who is lib - in'

Eb' - ry bo - dy
who
is lib - in'

Eb' - ry bo - dy
who
is lib - in'
Eb' - ry bo - dy
who
is lib - in'
Eb' - ry bo - dy
who
is lib - in'

3
3
3

got
tuh die,
tuh die,
got tuh die,

got
duh rich en duh po',
all got tuh meet
at jedge - ment hall,
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
duh great en duh small,
Eb' - ry bo - dy
Eb' - ry bo - dy

Eb' - ry bo - dy
13

3

3
3

tuh die,

got
Eb' - ry body
Eb' - ry body
Eb' - ry body
Eb' - ry bo - dy

3
3
Eb' - ry body

17
who
is lib - in'

who
is lib - in'
who is lib - in'

who
is lib - in'

got
tuh die,
got tuh

got
tuh die,

got
tuh die,
got
got tuh die,
die,
tuh die,
got tuh
die,

3

3

21

Eb' - ry li - ah

Eb' - ry li - ah

Eb' - ry li - ah

Eb' - ry li - ah
who
is lib - in'
who
is lib - in'

who
is lib - in'
is lib - in'
mp
got tuh die,
got tuh die,
got tuh die,

who
mf
got tuh die,
10
25
got tuh die,
got tuh die,
got tuh die,

Eb' - ry dea - con
who
got
tuh die,
who
is lib - in'
got
tuh die,
Eb' - ry dea - con
who
is lib - in'
got
tuh die,
Eb' - ry dea - con
who
is lib - in'
got
tuh die,
29
is lib - in'
Eb' - ry dea - con

duh n'yung en duh ole,
duh short en duh tall,
at
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
at
at

all got tuh meet
at

33
jedge - ment hall,
jedge - ment hall,
jedge - ment hall,
at
jedge - ment hall,
at
at
jedge - ment hall,
jedge - ment hall,
got tuh die,
tuh die,

got tuh
die,
got tuh die,
got tuh die,
got tuh die,

3

3
3

who is lib - in'
who is lib - in'
eb' - ry bo - dy
tuh die,
eb' - ry bo - dy
eb' - ry bo - dy
eb' - ry bo - dy
37
got
3
3

got
jedge - ment hall,
jedge - ment hall,
at
11

who is lib - in'

who is lib - in'
all got tuh meet
duh
duh
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
all got tuh meet
duh
duh
12

41
rich en duh po',
rich en duh po',
rich en duh po',
rich en duh po',
Eb' - ry body

Eb' - ry body
Eb' - ry body

Eb' - ry body
who
who
who
is lib - in'
got
is lib - in'
got
is lib - in'

who
is lib - in'
45
got
got
non ritardando
tuh
die.
tuh die, eb' - ry bo - dy.

3
tuh die, eb' - ry bo - dy.
tuh die, got tuh die.

3
3
mf
circa 3' 00"
20 VII 2009
James Island
Anyhow
James Island spiritual
q = 60
how,
a - ny- how,
a - ny - how
a - ny- how,
a - ny - how
my
Lawd,
my
Lawd,
Lawd,
mf
at
Lawd,
ny-
A - ny - how,

A - ny - how,
my
mf
my
mf
A - ny - how,
a - ny - how
a - ny - how
a - ny- how,
ny - how,
3.
mf
13
duh cross
wey 'e
at duh
cross
at duh
cross
at duh
cross
14
die,
wey
gwine
tuh heb - en a - ny - how.
wey
'e
die,
die,
gwine
kin'cuse me
a - ny - how
A - ny- how,
a - ny- how,
a- ny - how
a - ny- how,
a - ny - how
A - ny- how,
a - ny- how,
a- ny - how
A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
my
my
my
kin
You

you
gwine
A - ny- how,

'buke me,
11
die,
gwine
'e
wey
'e
Lawd,
my
Lawd,
at
duh
Lawd,
Lawd,
15
cross
wey 'e

at duh
die,
cross
wey 'e die,
cross

19
scol'me,
wey 'e die,
you
scol'me,
You kin
tuh heb - en a - ny- how. A - ny- how.
wey 'e die,
kin scorn me,
gwine
tuh heb - en a - ny- how.
gwine

You kin scorn me,

scorn me,

scorn me,
You kin scorn me,
ny - how
my
ny - how
my
my
a - ny - how
You kin scol' me,
gwine
scol'me,
You kin scol' me,
gwine
at duh cross

at duh
15
my
16

22
Lawd,
Lawd,

Lawd,

at
at
26
how.
at
duh cross, at duh cross
wey 'e die,

how. A- ny- how.
how. A - ny- how.
how.
gwine
gwine
gwine
tuh heb
gwine
tuh heb
tuh heb
en, I
en, I
en, I
en, I
gwine
wey 'e die,
gwine
tuh heb
wey 'e die,
gwine
die,
wey 'e
at
duh cross
Lawd,
gwine
tuh heb - en a - ny
tuh heb - en a - ny

tuh heb - en a - ny
tuh heb - en a - ny
gwine
tuh heb
gwine
tuh heb
en, I
en, I
gwine
tuh heb
gwine
tuh heb
en, I
en, I
29
gwine
tuh heb
gwine
gwine
gwine
tuh heb
tuh heb
tuh heb
en a - ny - how.
en a - ny - how.
32
die,
gwine
wey 'e die,
gwine
wey 'e die,
wey 'e die,
gwine
At
gwine
duh
cross
duh
duh
cross, at duh cross
duh
cross, at duh cross
tuh heb - en a - ny- how.
duh
A - ny- how,
een
A - ny- how,
On duh mount - ing,
wey 'e
cross, at duh cross
At
At
At
en a - ny - how.
3
3
en a - ny - how.
17
A - ny- how,
18

36
wal - ley,
a - ny - how
a - ny- how,
a - ny - how
a - ny- how,
a - ny - how

40
die,
gwine

wey 'e die,
my
my
Lawd,
circa 3' 00"
tuh heb - en a - ny - how. A - ny- how.
cross
at duh
cross

A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
at duh
A - ny - how.
cross

ritardando al fine
wey 'e
at duh
duh cross
Lawd,
Lawd,
wey 'e die,
gwine
at
wey 'e die, I

gwine

gwine
my
Lawd,
a - ny - how
my
a - ny- how,
A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
A - ny - how.
18 VII 2009
James Island
Face duh Risin' Sun
Beaufort spiritual
q = 60
mf
mf
day,
will
We
will
We
will
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
all
sing
all
sing
we will
we will
we will

day,
will
we will
day,
We
We
day,
mf
mf
q = 90
mf
4.
19
bring out the bass line
on dat
day,
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
day,
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
day,
all
sing
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
day,
tuh - ged - duh
20
10
en I'll
fall
en I'll
fall
en I'll
fall
en I'll
15
Lawd,
Lawd,

Lawd,
hab'
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
hab'
en
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh
en
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh
en
fall
up - on muh knees
mus - sy
on
mus - sy
me.
on
me.
sun,
Oh
We will drink
me.
on
mus - sy
me.
on
mus - sy
duh ris - in'
face
en
up - on muh knees
up - on muh knees
up - on muh knees

We will drink
wine tuh -
We will drink
wine tuh -
We will drink
wine tuh -
wine tuh-
20

ged - duh
on dat

ged - duh
on dat

ged - duh on dat

ged - duh
on dat
day,
day,
day,

on dat
25

on dat
day,
day,
day,
day,
day,
drink
wine
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
we will
drink
wine
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
we will
drink
wine
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
fall
en I'll
en I'll
fall
face
en
face
en
face
duh ris - in'
en
face
duh ris - in'
up - on muh knees
en
up - on muh knees
up - on muh knees
up - on muh knees
fall
fall
tuh - ged - duh
en I'll
en I'll
on dat
day,
wine
we will
on dat
drink
day,
we will
day,
21
duh ris - in'
duh ris - in'
22
30
sun,
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Oh

sun,
Oh
sun, Oh

sun,
mus - sy
Lawd,
hab'
me.
35
eat
bread tuh - ged - duh
on dat
day,
eat

eat bread tuh - ged - duh

eat
on dat
day,
We will
day,
We will
on dat
on dat

We will
me.
me.
on
on
mus - sy
We will
on
mus - sy
me.
Oh
on
mus - sy
we will
eat
bread
tuh-
we will
eat
bread
tuh -
we will
eat
bread
tuh -
we will
eat
bread
tuh -
day,
ged - duh
on
dat
ged - duh
on
dat
- duh
on
dat
ged - duh
on
40

ged

face
duh ris - in'
face
duh ris - in'
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh

sun,
Oh
en I'll
Oh
en I'll
3
3

day,
sun,
en I'll
day,
45
day,
dat
en I'll
day,
Oh
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
23

fall
up - on muh knees
en
en
fall
up - on muh knees
fall
en
up - on muh knees
fall
up - on muh knees
en
mus - sy
on
me. ...mus - sy on me. ...mus - sy on
mus - sy
on
me.
mus - sy
on
mus - sy
on
...mus - sy on me. ...mus - sy on
24
51
me.
We will
me.
We will
me.
We will
me.
57
all

all
all
all
We will
mp
all
pray tuh - ged - duh
all
all
all
pray
tuh - ged - duh
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
on dat
pray
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
pray
tuh - ged - duh
on dat
day,
en I'll
day,
en I'll

en I'll
day,
en I'll
we will
day,
we will
day,
we will
day,
we will
day,
day,
on dat
on dat
pray
on dat
on dat

fall
up - on muh knees
en
en
fall
up - on muh knees
fall
fall
en
up - on muh knees
up - on muh knees
en
face
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh
duh ris - in'
sun,
Oh
duh ris - in'
sun,
63
face
face

face
Oh
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
Lawd,
hab'
68
me.
me.
...mus - sy on me. Lawd,
hab'
hab'

me. ...mus - sy on me. Lawd,
hab'
me.
hab'
mus
mus - sy
on
mus - sy
sy
on
me.
sy
on
me.
mus - sy
mus
mus
on
me.
sy
on
me.
circa 3' 20"
on
...mus - sy
on
...mus - sy
on
...mus - sy
on
...mus - sy
on
me.
me.
on
on
me.
me.
mus - sy
Oh
mus - sy
duh ris - in'
sun,
25
22 VII 2009
James Island
26
Shout Jubalee
Charleston spiritual
maestoso, marcato
Shout
f
Shout
f
Ju- ba
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
mus'
go.
My
mf

My
My
Lawd
call
mf
Lawd
call
My
Lawd
call
Lawd
call
me,
me,
call
Lawd
mf
call
My
Lawd
My
go.
mus'
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
Shout
mf
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
Ju- ba
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
Ju- ba
Shout
f

ff
5.
Ju- ba
q = 100
mf

me,

me,
me,

me,
mus'
mus'
mus'
mus'
10
go.
Some gwine bu - ry een duh grabe
go.
Some gwine bu - ry een duh grabe

go.
...duh grabe
go.
Some
gwine tuh grabe

14
sea,

sea,
sea,
some gwine bu - ry een duh
duh
some gwine
some
ya'ad,
tuh
Jub - a
git
up,
Jub - a
git up,
en
ya'ad,
en
git up een duh mawn- in'
ya'ad,
en
ya'ad,
sea,
git up een duh mawn- in'
27
'fo' day,
'fo' day,
'fo' day,
'fo' day,
I gwine tuh shout
I gwine tuh shout
I gwine tuh shout
I gwine tuh shout
Jub - a - lee!
Jub - a - lee!
28
18
lee.
lee.
22
Sa - tan
got uh
i'on
shoes,
Sa - tan
got uh
i'on
shoes,
Sa - tan
got uh
i'on
shoes,
got uh
Sa
i'on
tan
got uh i'on
shoes,
shoes,
got uh
i'on
shoes,
Ju
Shout!
Shout
Shout

Shout

Shout
ba
lee!
Ju - ba - lee!
Shout

Shout Ju
lee!
lee!
lee! Shout Ju - ba
lee! Shout Ju - ba
Ju - ba
Ju - ba
Sa - tan
Shout
Sa - tan
Shout
ba - lee!
Ju - ba - lee!
Ju - ba - lee!
Ju - ba - lee!

26
Some gwine
Some gwine
bu - ry een duh grabe
bu - ry een duh grabe
Some
gwine tuh grabe
en
some
some gwine
'fo' day,
'fo' day,
'fo' day,
git
up,
'fo' day,
I gwine tuh shout
I gwine tuh shout
I gwine tuh shout
tuh
sea,
sea,
lee.
Jub - a - lee!
Ju
lee.
Jub - a - lee!
sea,
Jub - a
I gwine tuh shout
sea,

...duh
ya'ad,

git up,
git up een duh mawn - in'
Jub - a
en
30
en
ya'ad,
ya'ad,
...duh grabe
ya'ad,
29

Ju
ba -
ba -
lee!
lee!
30

34
Shout
f
Shout
f
Ju- ba
Shout
f
Ju- ba
Shout
Ju- ba
38
mf
Shout
Ju - ba - lee!

lee! Ju - ba - lee!
Shout
Ju - ba - lee!
lee! Ju - ba - lee!
Shout!
Ju - ba - lee!
Lawd
call
me
on
my
My
Lawd
call
me
mf
on
Ju - ba - lee!
My
a tempo
mf
lee! Ju - ba - lee!

ff
Shout
3
lee! Ju - ba - lee!
Ju- ba
holding back
3
mf

My Lawd!
knees,
My Lawd!
My Lawd!
knees,
my

mf
My Lawd!
42
My
Lawd
call
me
on
me
on
my
me
on
my
My
My
grabe

grabe
grabe
Lawd
call
My
Lawd
call
call
me
on
my
Lawd
ya'ad,
ya'ad,
ya'ad,
en
en
en

some gwine

some gwine
knees.
3
sea,
gwine tuh
sea,

git up,
sea,
Some
sea,
tuh
...duh
knees.
bu - ry een duh
Some gwine bu - ry een duh
some gwine
knees.
bu - ry een duh
Some gwine bu - ry een duh
duh
knees.
some
ya'ad,
my
47
grabe
31
git
up,
32
51
'fo' day,
I gwine tuh shout

'fo' day,

55
eas',
en
fi - ah een
duh
fi - ah,
een
duh

Fi - ah,
Ju - ba - lee!
Fi - ah,
wes',
Fi - ah een
fi - ah,
Fi - ah,
fi - ah
Fi - ah,
fi - ah,
Fi - ah
Ju - ba - lee!
Fi - ah,
Fi - ah,
3
lee.
I gwine tuh shout Jub - a - lee!

fi - ah
Jub - a
fi - ah,
lee.
I gwine tuh shout Jub - a - lee!
'fo' day,
Jub - a
I gwine tuh shout

'fo' day,
duh
eas',
en
Fi - ah,
fi - ah,
en
Fi - ah,
fi - ah,
en
Fi - ah,
fi - ah,
en
60
fi
fi
fi
fi
ah een duh
wes',
ah een duh
wes',
ah een duh
wes',
ah een duh
wes',
65
go.
go.
call
My
Lawd
call
Lawd
call
My
Lawd
call
call
me,
mus'
mus'
Lawd
me,
call
Lawd
Lawd
My
My
My
My
33
mus'
go.

me,
I
f

me,
go.
I
f
mus'
go.
mus'
go.
mus'

me,
I
f
me,
34
70
go.

go.

go.

go.
Shout

Ju- ba
Shout
Ju- ba
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
Shout
Ju- ba
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
74
Ju - ba - lee!
Ju
Ju - ba - lee!
Ju - ba - lee!
3

3
Ju
Ju - ba - lee!

circa 3' 15"
Ju
Ju
ba
ba
Shout!
lee!
lee!
lee!
lee!
3

3

ba
Shout
ba
Shout
Shout
3
lee! Ju- ba - lee!
ff
3

lee! Ju- ba - lee!
Ju- ba
Shout
19 VII 2009
James Island

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