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Text: | Get On Board |
Tune: | [It is bound for the land of Canaan] |
Arranger: | Phil. V. S. Lindsley |
Chorus:
'Tis the old ship of Zion,
'Tis the old ship of Zion,
'Tis the old ship of Zion,
Get on board, get on board.
1 It is bound for the land of Canaan,
It is bound for the land of Canaan
It is bound for the land of Canaan
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
2 Do you think she will be able,
Do you think she will be able,
Do you thing she will be able,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
3 She has landed many a thousand,
She has landed many a thousand,
She has landed many a thousand,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
4 There aint no danger in the waters,
There's no danger in the waters,
There's no danger in the waters,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
5 Jesus Christ, He is the Captain,
Jesus Christ, He is the Captain,
Jesus Christ, He is the Captain,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
6 She has landed my old mother,
She has landed my old mother,
She has landed my old mother,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
7 She has landed my old father,
She has landed my old father,
She has landed my old father,
Get on board, get on board. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | It is bound for the land of Canaan |
Title: | Get On Board |
Refrain First Line: | 'Tis the old ship of Zion |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1916 |
Source: | Collected by K. D. Reddick |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [It is bound for the land of Canaan] |
Arranger: | Phil. V. S. Lindsley |
Key: | G Major or modal |