The original version was added to the National Recording Registry in 2002, it is believed to be written by Wallis Willis after 1865.
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Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for, to carry me home
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I looked over Jordan, what do I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for, to carry me home
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was written by Wallace Willis & African American Spiritual.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was produced by Tom Dowd.