Poor Wayfaring Stranger

[awayoutmovement]

excellent

[HollyNuclearCupcake]

It's a folk song... There are a few different versions of the lyrics. I know a version with two verses.

[PermaJr]

I am a poor wayfaring stranger, travlin' throuhg, this world of woe. There is no sickness, toil, nor danger. Is this bright land, through which I go. Doo, doot, 'n doot, doot 'n doo doot doo

[katmomsinger]

Wow! The tin whistle is so hard and that was just fantastic.

Schirmer's published version of the piece in "12 Sacred Songs" has "I'm going there to see my mother" for the first verse, the second verse has father, and the third has Savior. So we all have our versions and none of them are right or wrong.

[doodlydot9]

Count the beats. Some of the notes don't end in the right places, but otherwise, great tone and stuff.

[jayphill16]

hey great music, but you gotta Slow it down :) look when playing a piece of music you gotta try and capture the feeling of the music. and while you did a great job playing this piece, it should have a Very Heavy sound to the music a weight that comes from the Hundreds of years of history behind this song.. Slow down and it will be beautiful... :) constructive criticism is good. lol

[pisensrdce]

It is beatiful :-))), for hearts.

[dAVidsWifEY231]

you qoin fast and the lyrics are wronq but qood job thouqh

[igooog]

You gots da lyrics wrong. its not, "I am a," its, "Im just a," and there's nothing about a father, its "Loved ones."

[Harztroll]

There are so many variations of folklyrics... .o)

[olsone5]

By the very nature of this song (I'm researching it for a class) there will be lots of variation in lyrics. It is classified as an African-American Spiritual, because the spiritual tradition was very spontaneous and no literature was used when these songs were being sung, the lyrics are never the same twice. There are also some versions that have a definite Irish lilt to them and use words like "o'er."

[NOZFREAK]

sharidingan sorry to disagree with you but the real lyrics are

im just a poor wayfaring stranger

a traveling through this world of woe

yet there no sickness toil or danger

in that bright land to wich i go

fact is we are both right because there are more than just one version of the song so yea

[samuel17517]

There are several versions. Check Wikepedia for the original spiritual lyrics from 1816 when originally sung.

[Shardingan]

I hate to post long, but the true first two verses are this:

I am a poor Wafaring Stranger

Wandring through this would of woe

Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger

In the bright land to which I go

I'm going home to meet my mother

She said she'd meet me when I come

I'm only going over Jordan

I'm only going over home

[Harztroll]

Thanks for your comment  :o)

I've found different lyrics, so I chose this one .o)

[Shardingan]

:) you're welcome

[AlexandraVioletta]

You should listen to the 16 Horsepower version of this song ;o)

[mckenzy2012]

i have to sing this in choir. i love it.

[PanicFan234]

I'm going to sing this for The Rhode Island Solo and Ensemble Festival of middle schoolers in May

[3rdHokageAvenger]

I can play this song on my Violin. With the rest of my string class. But it's not a pretty as this one!

[dearmallika]

beautiful video and wonderful music!

[Martialartizt]

VERY G00D S0NG!!!!!

[hlltwin]

We did a song to this tune in choir (different words). It is such a haunting melody.

[RachelKiss123]

We're doing this in chorus and i already loved the song, but now i luv it even more!

[Moonblender]

Indeed, it's wonderful. I love this song =)

Well done!

[RCherryman]

Very beautiful.

[solkva91]

beautiful:)