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"'''Down by the Riverside'''" (also known as "'''Ain't Gonna Study War No More'''" and '''"Gonna lay down my burden"''') is a traditional [[gospel]] song. It was first published in [[Carl Sandburg]]'s ''The American Songbag'' (1927)<ref>Sandburg C (1927), ''The American Songbag,'' (ISBN 9780156056502) at pp 480–481, under the name "Ain' Go'n' to Study War No Mo'".</ref> and there are at least 14 black gospel recordings before World War II.<ref>''Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943'', 4th ed., OUP, 1997</ref> |
"'''Down by the Riverside'''" (also known as "'''Ain't Gonna Study War No More'''" and '''"Gonna lay down my burden"''') is a traditional [[gospel]] song. It was first published in [[Carl Sandburg]]'s ''The American Songbag'' (1927)<ref>Sandburg C (1927), ''The American Songbag,'' (ISBN 9780156056502) at pp 480–481, under the name "Ain' Go'n' to Study War No Mo'".</ref> and there are at least 14 black gospel recordings before World War II.<ref>''Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943'', 4th ed., OUP, 1997</ref> |
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"Down by the Riverside" has a long history. Ancestral versions were known in [[American Civil War|Civil War]] times{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}. It was sung by slaves in the American South. The line "I ain't goin' to study war no more" perhaps originated about this time. Slaves from the American South |
"Down by the Riverside" has a long history. Ancestral versions were known in [[American Civil War|Civil War]] times{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}. It was sung by slaves in the American South. The line "I ain't goin' to study war no more" perhaps originated about this time. Slaves from the American South sang this song as a work song and added many lines to it from other [[spiritual (music)|spirituals]]{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}. It has endured into modern times with little changes since it was published by Sandburg. |
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== Lyrics == |
== Lyrics == |
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Revision as of 03:26, 17 May 2012
"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is a traditional gospel song. It was first published in Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag (1927)[1] and there are at least 14 black gospel recordings before World War II.[2]
"Down by the Riverside" has a long history. Ancestral versions were known in Civil War times[citation needed]. It was sung by slaves in the American South. The line "I ain't goin' to study war no more" perhaps originated about this time. Slaves from the American South sang this song as a work song and added many lines to it from other spirituals[citation needed]. It has endured into modern times with little changes since it was published by Sandburg.
Lyrics
- Gonna lay down my burden,
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my burden,
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside.
Chorus:
I ain't go study war no more,
study war no more,
ain't go study war no more.
I ain't go study war no more,
study war no more,
ain't go study oh war no more.
- Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
- Gonna try on my long white robe
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
- Gonna try on my starry crown
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
- Gonna put on my golden shoes
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
- Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
- Gonna shake hands around the world
Down by the riverside...
Chorus
Recordings
Artists who have recorded the song include
- Dorothy Love Coates
- Elvis Presley (on Frankie and Johnny and Million Dollar Quartet)
- Louis Armstrong (on Hello Louis! and Louis and the Good Book)
- Lead Belly
- Peter, Paul & Mary (on Around the Campfire)
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Mahalia Jackson
- Trini Lopez
- Golden Gate Quartet
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (included in the U.S. National Recording Registry)
- The Seekers
- Raffi (on Bananaphone)
- Van Morrison (on the CD reissue of Tupelo Honey)
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Frederic Rzewski (a classical piano version)
- Million Dollar Quartet, Broadway musical and original cast recording[3]
Media
The song was featured as a DLC in the Nintendo Wii game Just Dance 2 and Just Dance 3
Parodies
The song was the basis of an Allan Sherman parody called "Don't Buy the Liverwurst". The tune of "Down by the Riverside" was also used in a McDonald's's 1960s jingle, "McDonald's Is My Kind of Place". In episode 72 of the animated television series Animaniacs, this song was parodied as "U.N. Me" about the United Nations Headquarters and was later released on their 2nd album, "Yakko's World". In the UK on some local radio stations (namely Mix 107), a song about eco friendly travel choices (ie. leaving the car for one day a week) would air during commercial breaks which would be a parody of Down By The Riverside.
References
- ^ Sandburg C (1927), The American Songbag, (ISBN 9780156056502) at pp 480–481, under the name "Ain' Go'n' to Study War No Mo'".
- ^ Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943, 4th ed., OUP, 1997
- ^ Zielinski, Peter James. "Photo Coverage: Million Dollar Quartet Opens on Broadway". Posted: 12:04 PM; Monday, April 12, 2010. [1]