SEE YOU WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN - shape-note solo quartet recording & downloadable score.

The second trial & tribulation with my new USB microphone (the Samson CO3U), I continue with these "solo-quartet" demos of my new shape-note songs for the Western Harmony. Thank you to my flat-mate Shaun Wintah-Beef's job hunt & clickity type-writer which was ambient in my apartment during the recording session.

The shape-note score was originally published here in June, with the lyrics, but I will re-post both of them right here for your convenience. A downloadable pdf file of the score can be found here, & an mp3 can be downloaded here.

SEE YOU WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

I got a letter this morning, Lord, Hallelujah!
I broke the seal & I read the word, Hallelujah!
And from the pages, your choir I heard,
See you when the sun goes down!

My wife is gone & my sons away, Hallelujah!
I think of them every single day, Hallelujah!
If only night was an hour away,
See you when the sun goes down!

I am a traveler on this train, Hallelujah!
And every bump jostles me with pain, Hallelujah!
But tho I'm orn'ry, I don't complain,
See you when the sun goes down!

My parents dear may be safe at home, Hallelujah!
While down on this lonely globe I roam, Hallelujah!
I count the hours till we sing shalom,
See you when the sun goes down!

The road's congested, but I'm alone, Hallelujah!
My neighbor's neighbors are all unknown, Hallelujah!
Will I belong when I near your throne?
See you when the sun goes down!

Where is the true friend of Israel? Hallelujah!
In throes of anguish, I'll wait awhile, Hallelujah!
I'm patient, Lord, but I'm bored, and I'll
See you when the sun goes down!