GVP-songs

Play song from the Sea Islands of Georgia and the Carolinas

RANKY TANKY

Old lady from Booster
Had 2 hens and a rooster
Rooster died, old lady cried
Couldn’t get eggs like she usta

Oh my, you look so
Oh my, you look so

Who’s been here since I’ve been gone
Beautiful girl with the ________________ on

Leaning on a hickory stick
Asking me if I’ve been sick

Stick made out of hickory wood
My oh my, I sure feel good

No pain in my ___________________ (dance)
Ranky tanky!

No pain all over me!

“Ranky Tanky” sung by the Global Village Chorus 2018-2019

Aunt Pearlie Sue, Aug. 30, 2014 at the Lands End Woodland River Festival on St. Helena Island, S.C.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4TDKnM6ATM

Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir @ San Francisco Jazz Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAh-B97cEAA

The Moving Star Hall Singers (from Been in the Storm So Long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKZlxrVwZiM

John’s Island SC children (from John’s Island South Carolina: It’s People and Songs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwZEaLERxEo

Ranky Tanky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba606t1dTSg

Mark Growden ft. LaTosha Brown – Old Lady From Brewster – Porto Franco Files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUsUf1mYRg

by Carole King

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND

VERSE 1

When you’re down and troubled and you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and thi nk of me and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

CHORUS:

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am I’ll come running to see you again

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
All you’ve got to do is call and I’ll be there, yes I will
You’ve got a friend

VERSE 2

If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old North Wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking upon your door

CHORUS:

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am I’ll come running to see you again
Summer, Fall, Winter or Spring
All you’ve got to do is sing, and I’ll be there, yes I will
You’ve got a friend

“You’ve Got A Friend” sung by GVP Form 2, 2018-2019

by Walter Robinson

HARRIET TUBMAN – LIFELINE

One night I dreamed I was in slavery, ’bout 1850 was the time

Sorrow was the only sign, Nothing around to ease my mind

Out of the night there came a lady leading a distant pilgrim band

“First mate!” she said, pointing her hand, “Make room aboard for this young woman”

 

And she sang –

“Come on up, mm-mm, I got a lifeline,

Come on up to this train of mine

Come on up, mm-mm, I got a lifeline,

Come on up to this train of mine

She said her name was Harriet Tubman

And she drove for the Underground Railroad”

 

Hundreds of miles we traveled onward, gathering slaves from town to town

Seeking every lost and found, Setting those free who once were bound

Finally my heart was growing weaker, I fell by the wayside’s sinking sand

Firmly did this woman stand, She lifted me up and she took my hand

 

And she sang –

“Come on up, mm-mm, I got a lifeline,

Come on up to this train of mine

Come on up, mm-mm, I got a lifeline,

Come on up to this train of mine

She said her name was Harriet Tubman

And she drove for the Underground Railroad”

 

Who are these children dressed in BLUE? They must be the ones who look like you!

Who are these children dressed in BROWN? They must be the ones who went underground!

Who are these children dressed in YELLOW? They must be the ones who are walking slow!

Who are these children dressed in PINK? They must be the ones who quietly think!

Who are these children dressed in GRAY? They must be the ones who hide in the day!

Who are these children dressed in BLACK? They must be the ones who won’t turn back!

Who are these children dressed in RED? They must be the ones who Sister Harriet led!

 

Now I’ll sing

“Come on up, mm-mm, I got a lifeline, Come on up to this train of mine

I’ll drive that train like Harriet Tubman, and I’ll drive for the Underground Railroad!”

“Harriet Tubman – Lifeline,” sung by GVP Form 2, 2018-2019