ECHO

The lyrics to this Western Harmony shape-note tune may seem strange, but they're based on many of the dog references I found in the bible. There's a PDF file here. Click on the image above to see it big & print it landscape-paper-size, or right click to download the jpeg image.

ECHO

The hounds of hell are let out,
Bones are walking around the desolate earth,
Ten thousand trees die of drought,
Birds are silent, but I will sing in jubilant mirth.

Follow me,
Who's a good boy?
Follow me, I pray you,
Give loaves of bread unto the people that follow me.

Shall not a dog move his tongue?
Must a traveler ride solo on life's lonely train?
When I my song have sung,
Sows will wallow & dogs will drink their vomit again.

Follow me,
Who's a good boy?
Follow me, I pray you,
Give loaves of bread unto the people that follow me.

My bones dug up from the sod,
Eyes are seeing in color, I shed my cocoon,
I try to talk to God,
But I feel like I'm howling at a taciturn moon.

Follow me,
Who's a good boy?
Follow me, I pray you,
Give loaves of bread unto the people that follow me.

More Western Harmony tunes.

A note about the modes, if you care or are confused: Many of the minor key Shape-Note tunes (in the Sacred Harp) are written with the minor key signature (aeolian mode) but sung with a raised sixth (dorian mode) - "Wondrous Love" is a famous example of this. Singers in the tradition just know what sounds good & sing it the way it has been sung for centuries (probably). I've been notating my minor key tunes with the key signature appropriate for the dorian mode: The tune above is written in "Bb Minor" but has four flats in the key signature. However, the verse of this song is in aeolian, so I've added flats for the sixth (Gb), & the chorus is in dorian, so there's a few reminder naturals. I'll post a recording soon, so you can hear what it's supposed to sound like.