Story Behind The Song
Inspired my O Brother Where Art Thou
Song Description
See You on the Other Side was written to be an old rootsy southern spiritual. Inspired by the motion picture O Brother Where Art Thou.
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Very Fast (171 And Up) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Joyful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Hope, Religion |
| Similar Artists |
The Civil Wars, Alison Krauss |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
O my sisters won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord let the Ghost wash over me
O my brothers won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord put this weary soul at ease
I will see you on the other side and love there will be darkness before I see the light
Though I may be fearful on that my final day, I know you'll be waiting to help me find my way
All of my kin who have died and gone before rest now in peace upon that distant shore
I know that my time will come someday, but I rest assured in the midst of grace
I am Barabbas the man whom they set free my Lord carried the weight of brutal pardoning
I will not cast this mercy aside I know I'll meet my maker on the other side
Chorus
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
And lo above the Earth on that final fateful day, I'll fly away
Chorus
O my sisters won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord let the Ghost wash over me
O my brothers won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord put this weary soul at ease
O my mother won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord let the Ghost wash over me
O my father won't you come with me, I'm going down to the river Lord put this weary soul at ease
Chorus x2
© 2012 Bradford Loomis
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