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Results 1 to 50 of 72 from your search: African Nova Scotian song

Item	Reference	Digital
Dearest Mary performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh, dearest Mary take pity on poor me — 1943	Audio Reel: 5036 Recording number: 80 notes: Mf289-18
Go Down Moses performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Let my people go — 1943	Audio Reel: 5036 Recording number: 81 notes: Mf289-18
We'll Sell The Pig and We'll Sell The Cow performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The horn blow, the cotting do grow — 1943	Audio Reel: 5036 Recording number: 82 notes: Mf289-18
Welcome Table performed by Nina Barclay Finn at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm going to feast at the welcome table — 1943	Audio Reel: 5036 Recording number: 83 notes: Mf289-18
Daniel In The Lion's Den performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Daniel in the lion's den — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 84 notes: Mf289-18
Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds? performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I may be on my knees when the first trumpet sounds — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 85 notes: Mf289-20
I Woke Up This Morning (or Stayed On Jesus) performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm singing and shouting with my mind stayed on Jesus — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 86 notes: Mf289-20
Welcome Table performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm gonna feast on milk and honey — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 87 notes: Mf289-20
They Shall Be Mine performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: They shall be mine when I make up my jewels — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 88 notes: Mf289-20
I've Got A Home performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Now the blind man cried to Jesus — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 89 notes: Mf289-20
What Band That Sunday Morning? performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There's one there's two there's three little angels — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 90 notes: Mf289-20
Bluebird Bluebird Through My Window performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Take a pretty girl and tap her on the shoulder — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 91 notes: Mf289-20
Rain Rain performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Rain rain the wind blows high — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 92 notes: Mf289-20
Lazy Bessie performed by Olive Russell and Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Lazy Bessie will you get up — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 93 notes: Mf289-20
King's Keys performed by Children of the Coloured Home at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: We'll send Mary to find them — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 94 notes: Mf289-20
In That Morning performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In that morning, what a beautiful morning that shall be — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 95 notes: Mf289-20
Come Go To Bed performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come go to bed — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 96 notes: Mf289-20
Blessings of Mary performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh, the very first blessing Sister Mary had — 1943	Audio Reel: 5037 Recording number: 97 notes: Mf289-20
Cherry Tree Carol performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Then Joseph took Mary up on his right knee — 1943	Audio Reel: 5040 Recording number: 125 notes: Mf289-26
When the Saints Come Marching In performed by John Tynes at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 6 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5058 Recording number: 284 notes: Mf289-61
Welcome Table performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm going to feast at the welcome table — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5069 Recording number: 413 notes: Mf289-83
Bye and Bye performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5069 Recording number: 416 notes: Mf289-83
No More Auction Block For Me performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: No more auction block for me, no more, no more — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 417 notes: Mf289-85
Oh Dearest Mary performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh dearest Mary do not break my heart — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 418 notes: Mf289-85
African Nova Scotian History performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 419 notes: Mf289-85
Go Down Moses performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 420 notes: Mf289-85
Welcome Table performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm going to feast at the welcome table — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 421 notes: Mf289-85
Never the Child Be Sold (We'll Sell the Pig and Sell the Cow) performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: We'll sell the pig and sell the cow — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 422 notes: Mf289-85
Welcome Table performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm going to feast at the welcome table — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 423 notes: Mf289-85
Auction Block performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: No more auction block for me, no more, no more — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 424 notes: Mf289-85
In That Morning performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In that morning, what a beautiful morning — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 425 notes: Mf289-85
Cherry Tree Carol performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Then Joseph took Mary upon his right knee — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 426 notes: Mf289-85
Cherry Tree Carol performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Then Joseph took Mary upon his right knee — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 427 notes: Mf289-85
Come Go To Bed performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come go to bed, come go to bed" — 25 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 428 notes: Mf289-85
Blessings of Mary performed by William Riley at Cherry Brook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The first blessing Sister Mary had — 7 September 1943	Audio Reel: 5076 Recording number: 479 notes: Mf289-97
Daniel In The Lion's Den performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Daniel in the lion's den — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5082 Recording number: 557 notes: Mf289-109
Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I may be on my knees when the first trumpet sounds — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5082 Recording number: 558 notes: Mf289-109
Stayed On Jesus performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I woke up this morning with my ming stayed on Jesus — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5085 Recording number: 585 notes: Mf289-115
Nothing But Peace in that Land performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I've a father in that land where I'm bound — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5085 Recording number: 586 notes: Mf289-115
Welcome Table performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm gonna feast on milk and honey — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5085 Recording number: 588 notes: Mf289-115
I've Got A Home performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 8 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5086 Recording number: 595 notes: Mf289-117
What Band That Sunday Morning at Preston, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5086 Recording number: 597 notes: Mf289-117
They Shall Be Mine at Preston, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 9 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5086 Recording number: 598 notes: Mf289-117
Bluebird performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 624 notes: Mf289-123
King's Keys performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 627 notes: Mf289-123
Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 628 notes: Mf289-123
Here Comes One Duke A-Riding performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 629 notes: Mf289-123
Rattlesnake performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 630 notes: Mf289-123
I Wrote a Letter to a Friend performed by Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 631 notes: Mf289-123
On This Carpet performed by Olive Russel and Children at the Home For Coloured Children at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 17 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5089 Recording number: 632 notes: Mf289-123

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