Roll the Old Chariot (Cover) by Seth Staton Watkins
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"Roll the Old Chariot" is a sea shanty with uncertain origins. The title is derived from the lyrics. The chorus is adapted from the 19th-century Salvation Army hymn, 'Roll the Old Chariot,' which later evolved into a sea shanty. For this cover, I have rewritten the lyrics for each verse but the first, though they are largely in keeping with the imagery of the original.
Lyrics:
Oh, we'd be alright if the wind was in our sails
Oh, we'd be alright if the wind was in our sails
Oh, we'd be alright if the wind was in our sails
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind
Oh, we'd be alright if the northern waters clear
We'd be alright if the northern waters clear
We'd be alright if the northern waters clear
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind
Well, a dry sack below wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a dry sack below wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a dry sack below wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind
Well, a leave for the shore wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a leave for the shore wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a leave for the shore wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind
Well, a pint of black stuff wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a pint of black stuff wouldn't do us any harm
Well, a pint of black stuff wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind