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Text:Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down
Tune:[Know you mighty tired]

160. Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down

Refrain:
Sit down, servant, Sit down!
Sit down, servant, Sit down!
Sit down, servant, Sit down!
Sit down an' rest a little while.

1 Know you mighty tired, so sit down,
Know you mighty tired, so sit down,
Know you mighty tired, so sit down! [Refrain]

2 Know you shoutin' happy, so sit down,
Know you shoutin' happy, so sit down,
Know you shoutin' happy, so sit down! [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Know you mighty tired
Title: Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down
Refrain First Line: Sit down, servant
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Know you mighty tired]
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Traditional



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