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Entry from August 06, 2020
“When the Saints Go Marching In” (song)

“When the Saints Go Marching In” is a popular song in New Orleans. The song is responsible for the nickname of the New Orleans Saints football team, and for the city nickname, Saint City.
 
Marching songs were extremely popular during and after the Civil War. “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Marching Through Georgia” and “Marching to Zion” are three of the most famous of these songs. “On, on, on, ye saints, go marching, Soon your Saviour’s face you’ll see” was printed in the book Revival and Camp Meeting Minstrel (1867). “When the Saints Go Marching Home” (to the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”) was published in the Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star on March 27, 1869.
 
“When the Saints Are Marching In” (1896), with lyrics by Katharine Purvis (1842-1907) and music by James Milton Black (1856-1936), is generally credited to be the origin of the song. However, none of the verses are sung today. The chorus is:
 
“When the saints are marching in,
When the saints are marching in,
What a wonderful chorus thro’ the sky shall ring,
When the saints are marching in.”

 
A song titled “When the Saints Come Marching In” was printed in The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) on March 27, 1898. It is clear the the saints come marching in on judgment day, although there is no biblical passage about marching saints. “When, in the revelation of the coming glory, John saw the saints come marching home to Jerusalem they came as their Lord had come, with rejoicing, bearing palms in their hands, the emblem of victory” was printed in The Courier-Journal on April 4, 1898.
 
A song titled “When the Saints Come Marching Home” was printed in the Mattoon (IL) Gazette on December 29, 1899. “I said surely when the last great trumpet shall sound, and the Saints go marching in, there will be many in that Heavenly host from Laurel, Mississippi” was printed in the Laurel (MS) Leader on January 18, 1907. A song titled “When the saints go marching in” was printed in the South Missourian-Democrat (Alton, MO) on October 2, 1913.
 
Songs of His Coming (1919) by Thoro Harris has the song “Marching In,” but the page shows “Copyright 1925.” The lyrics are familiar: “When the saints go marching in when the saints go marching in, Lord, I want to be among that number, when the saints go marching in.”
 
A song titled “When the Saints go Marching In” was printed in The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, OK) on January 28, 1921. “When the Saints are marching home, Lord, I wonder if I am in that number, When the Saints are marching home” was printed in an obituary notice in the Charleston (SC) Evening Post on March 21, 1921. “Want to be in that number when the saints go marching home” was printed in the Norfolk (VA) Journal and Guide on May 28, 1921. A song titled “When the Saints go Marching” was printed in The Fort Scott Tribune and the Fort Scott Monitor (Fort Scott, KS) on June 21, 1921. A song titled “When the Saints Go Marching Home” was printed in The Daily Graphic (Pine Bluff, AR) on August 4, 1921. A song titled “When the Saints Go Marching Home” was printed in the Muscatine (IA) Journal and News-Tribune on October 5, 1921. A song titled “When the Saints Go Marching In” was printed in The Negro Star (Wichita, KS) on February 3, 1922.
     
“When the Saints Go Marching In” was recorded in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073. Louis Armstrong recorded the song on May 13, 1938 on Decca records. There have been many other version recorded by many artists.
   
Although the lyrics to the song have frequently changed through the years, it appears that the popular form (with the chorus, “I want to be in that number when the saints go marching in”) was known by at least 1921.
   
       
Wikipedia: When the Saints Go Marching In
“When the Saints Go Marching In,” often referred to as simply “The Saints,” is a black spiritual. Though it originated as a Christian hymn, it is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra.
 
The song is sometimes confused with a similarly titled composition “When the Saints Are Marching In” from 1896 by Katharine Purvis (lyrics) and James Milton Black (music).
   
Origins and usage
The origins of this song are unclear. It apparently evolved in the early 1900s from a number of similarly titled gospel songs, including “When the Saints Are Marching In” (1896) and “When the Saints March In for Crowning” (1908). The first known recorded version was in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073. Although the title given on the label is “When All the Saints Come Marching In”, the group sings the modern lyrics beginning with “When the saints go marching in”. No author is shown on the label. Several other gospel versions were recorded in the 1920s, with slightly varying titles but using the same lyrics, including versions by The Four Harmony Kings (1924), Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers (1924), Wheat Street Female Quartet (1925), Bo Weavil Jackson (1926), Deaconess Alexander (1926), Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927), Robert Hicks (AKA Barbecue Bob, 1927), Blind Willie Davis (1928), and the Pace Jubilee Singers (1928).
     
Wikipedia: Katharine Purvis
Katharine Elinda Nash Purvis (May 19, 1842 - October 23, 1907) is best known as the lyricist for When the Saints Are Marching In.
 
Wikipedia: James Milton Black
James Milton Black (19 August 1856 – 21 December 1938) was an American composer of hymns, choir leader and Sunday school teacher.
(...)
The lyrics to When the Saints are Marching In are by Katharine Purvis. This song is not to be confused with “When The Saints Go Marching In,” which was published afterwards in 1927 with similar words and music, certainly derivative.
 
Songwriters Hall of Fame
When The Saints Go Marching In
Towering Song
2006

(...)
Where might they have learned it? Or who might have created it? Researchers believe it has its origins in the Bahamas, but somehow migrated to the mainland. Whatever the case, a song published in 1896 bears an uncanny similarity: “When the Saints Are Marching In,” music by James M. Black and words by Katherine E. Purvis, published Curtis & Jennings in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its chorus spoke of “Joyful songs of salvation thro’ the sky shall ring.” Another piece by Black, “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder,” published in 1893, bears some relationship to the song we all know.
 
In the cauldron of creativity we simplify by the name of culture, the piece appeared in other published permutations: “When the Saints March In for Crowning” (1908), “When All The Saints Come Marching In” (1923), “When the Saints Go Marching Home” (1927), and, finally, “When the Saints Go Marching In” as part of Edward Boatner’s hymn book Spirituals Triumphant - Old and New, in 1927. A female gospel quartet recorded a version in 1925, and several bluesmen, including “Barbecue Bob” Hicks, gave their stamp to the tune during the late 1920s.
   
Jazz History Online
THOSE MARCHING SAINTS
by Thomas Cunniffe
(...)
However, one will search Revelation in vain to find the image of marching saints; instead it is Satan’s army who marches around the saints, only to be wiped out by fires sent from Heaven. It’s hard to say where the concepts of marching saints originated, but it may have come from this song. It all depends on when the “Saints” was composed. Louis Armstrong remembered singing it at the Colored Waifs Home (the orphanage where he learned to play cornet) so that puts the probable composition date earlier than 1913. But as Armstrong historian Ricky Riccardi points out, there were many song titles featuring marching saints in the titles, including 1896’s “When the Saints Are Marching In” and 1908’s “When the Saints March In For Crowning”. We may never know if “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In” predates these other songs.
         
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Revival and Camp Meeting Minstrel:
Containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Philadelphia, PA: Perkinpine & Higgins
1867
Pp. 269-270:
TUNE: On, on the boys are marching.
(...)
On, on, on, ye saints, go marching,
Soon your Saviour’s face you’ll see;
And you’ll wear a starry crown,
By your Father’s side sit down,
In the land where the pilgrims are set free.

 
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HathiTrust Digital Library
27 March 1869, Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, pg. 218: 
POETRY
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING HOME
(Tune, “When Johnny comes marching home.”)
When the Saints go home to Utah’s vales, Hurrah hurrah !
Where right o’er might and wrong prevails, Hurrah hurrah
A hearty welcome they will meet,
And liberty will there be sweet,
And we’ll all feel glad,
When the Saints go marching home.
(...)
Manchester, March 3, 1869.  JOHN MILLER.
     
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Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs:
For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

By Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1871
Pp. 408-409:
HYMN 341. (P.M.)
2 We have heard , have prophesied, the Priesthood yet shall hold
(As ‘twas ordained before the stars, together sung of old.)
The rule of right, and truth impart, ore precious far than gold,
As the Saints are marching on victorious .
Hurrah, hurrah, etc.
 
HathiTrust Digital Library
Songs of the Soul, no. 2:
For use in Sunday evening congregations, revivals, camp-meetings, social services and young people’s meetings

Edited by James M. Black
Cincinnati, OH: Curts & Jennings
1896
Pg. 3:
No. 59. When the Saints are Marching in.
KATHARINE E. PURVIS J. M. BLACK
 
Newspapers.com
20 August 1896, Fort Scott (KS) Weekly Tribune, “Sunday School Convention,” pg. 8, col. 6:
Song—When the Saint’s are Marching In.
 
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22 June 1897, The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), “In Algoma,” pg. 3, col. 1:
... song, “The Saints are Marching On,” ...
 
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HathiTrust Digital Library
Pentecostal Hymns:
Nos. 1 and 2 Combined

Selected by Henry Date.
Chicago, IL: The Hope Publishing Company
1898
No. 402
When the Saints Are Marching In.
KATHARINE E. PURVIS J. M. BLACK (1896 copyright date.—ed.)
 
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27 March 1898, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), “Caught in the Lodge Rooms: K. and L. of H.,” sec. 2, pg. 2, col. 5:
... song, “When the Saints Come Marching In,” ...
 
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4 April 1898, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), “Palm Sunday Celebration,” pg. 10, col. 2:
When, in the revelation of the coming glory, John saw the saints come marching home to Jerusalem they came as their Lord had come, with rejoicing, bearing palms in their hands, the emblem of victory.
 
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July 1899, The Assembly Herald (New York, NY), “Chinese Missions in Philadelphia” by Miss Mary L. Adams, pg. 28, col. 1:
Another striking incident is this: One of these converts, Moy Sing, visited a colored church several times, and there caught the music and words of a hymn—“When the Saints come marching in.”
 
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29 December 1899, Mattoon (IL) Gazette, “Third Baptist Church,” pg. 1, col. 4:
... “When the Saints Come Marching Home,” ...
 
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18 January 1907, Laurel (MS) Leader, “A Letter from T. E. Waldrup, of Deaconsville, Mississippi,” pg. 6, col. 2:
I said surely when the last great trumpet shall sound, and the Saints go marching in, there will be many in that Heavenly host from Laurel, Mississippi.
 
HathiTrust Digital Library
Kingdom Songs :
For Sunday-school, prayer meeting, Christian workers’ societies, and all seasons of praise

Published by authority of the General Mission Board.
Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House
1915, c1911
Pg. 160:
No. 148. When the Saints are Marching In.
COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY J. M. BLACK
Katherine E. Purvis.  J. M. Black.
 
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2 October 1913, South Missourian-Democrat (Alton, MO), “Sunday With The Baptist,” pg. 1, col. 5:
... and after the prayer collection and announcements they sang “When the saints go marching in,” ...
   
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HathiTrust Digital Library
Songs of His Coming
By Thoro Harris
T. Harris, 1919 (However, the page below states a 1925 date.—ed.)
Pg. 247:
Marching In
Copyright, 1925, by Thoro Harris
When the saints go marching in when the saints go marching in, Lord, I want to be among that number, when the saints go marching in.
2. When the graves give up their dead.
3. When they crown Him Lord of all.
 
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28 January 1921, The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, OK), “Another Pastor Stormed,” pg. 6, col. 6:
Jones, Okla., Jan. 23.—To my surprise, on last Wednesday night, a wagon was driven up to the parsonage, loaded with people. They all got out, not having anything to say. As they entered the door they began singing, “When the Saints go Marching In.”
 
21 March 1921, Charleston (SC) Evening Post, “Obituaries,” pg. 9, col. 5:
When the Saints are marching home,
Lord, I wonder if I am in that number,
When the Saints are marching home.
 
You shall sleep, but not forever,
There shall be a glorious dawn.
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the Resurrection Morn.
SISTER AND BROTHER.
 
28 May 1921, Norfolk (VA) Journal and Guide, “Religious News: Norfolk Sunday School Parade Association,” pg. 6, col. 3:
And it is hoped that we shall have the encouragement, unstinted support and prayers of all who long for His coming and “want to be in that number when the saints go marching home.”
Yours,
M. E. DIGGS, Pres.
 
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21 June 1921, The Fort Scott Tribune and the Fort Scott Monitor (Fort Scott, KS),  pg. 5, col. 7:
They sang “Asleep in Jesus,” “Nearer My God to Thee” and “When the Saints go Marching.”
 
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4 August 1921, The Daily Graphic (Pine Bluff, AR), pg. 8, col. 4:
Song, “When the Saints Go Marching Home.”
 
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5 October 1921, Muscatine (IA) Journal and News-Tribune, “Davenport Club to Appear in Program at New Era Friday,” pg. 5, col. 4:
Selections—“When the Saints Go Marching Home” and “Sweet and Low”—Girl Reserves.
 
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3 February 1922, The Negro Star (Wichita, KS), “Iola, Kansas News,” pg. 2, col. 1:
The choir was decked out in their robes Sunday evening and marched in singing, “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
 
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6 April 1922, The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, OK), “Chickasha Chips,” pg, 3, col. 4:
Tuesday night a great storm blew up the C. M. E. parsonage to the music, “When the saints go marching in.”
 
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12 August 1922, Mobile (AL) Weekly Press, “Pythans and Calanthes In Town,” pg. 1, col. 1:
... the opening led by the Glee Club of Tuggles Institute, the large number of women sang “When The Saints Go Marching In, I Want To Be In That Number,” and the opening prayer was made by Rev. Charles Stewart.
   
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7 December 1922, Musical Courier, pg. 14, col. 1:
Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in. 
 
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Ritual
The Great Southern Fraternal Union

BY Great Southern Fraternal Union (Thomas W. Harvey)
Little Rock, AR: The Union
1922
Pg. 22:
1. When the saints go marching home, when the saints go marching home, I want to be in that number when the saints go marching home.
2. When they march around the throne, when they march around the throne, I want to be in that number when they march around the throne.
3. When the sun refuses to shine, when the sun refuses to shine, I want to be in that number when the sun refuses to shine.
4. When they crown him Lord of all, when they crown him Lord of all, I want to be in that number when they crown him Lord of all.
     
OCLC WorldCat record
Play or sing with the Dixieland All Stars. Book 1
Author: Sonny Lester; Dixieland All Stars (Musical group : Music Minus One)
Publisher: New York : Melrose Music Corp., ©1924.
Edition/Format:   Musical score : English
Contents:
When the saints go marching in—
 
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19 July 1925, Nashville (TN) Banner, “Banner Query Box,” pg. 7, col. 3:
“B.,” Cookeville, Tenn.:
“When I was a little boy I often heard my mother sing one of her favorite songs. I remember neither the name nor all the words, but I know it made a deep and lasting impression on my heart. When I think of my mother, who died when I was twelve years old, I always think of the only words of that song that I can remember. The words are:
 
“‘I want to be in that number when
The saints go marching home.’”
 
A. We have no copy of that song. Perhaps some read can provide the words.
 
OCLC WorldCat record
When The Saints Come Marching In
Author: Four Harmony Kings
Edition/Format: Sound recording Sound recording
Publication: Pace Jubilee Singers Vol. 1 (1926-1927)
 
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Journal of American Folklore
1928
Pg. 456:
Then with a great outburst by all, and the song leader gesticulating up and down the aisle, was sung the “anthum,” ” I want to be among de number when de saints come marching home.”
 
Archive.org
Soul Inspiring Songs:
A book of the best selected by thousands of God’s children

Edited and published by R. E. Winsett
Chattanooga, TN: R. E. Winsett
1929
Pg. 184:
No. 183 When the Saints Go Marching In.
OWNED BY R. E. WINSETT Arr. R. E. Winsett.
     
OCLC WorldCat record
When the saints go marching in ; Bear me away on your snowy white wings
Author: Marion Brown; Fiddlin’ John Carson; Rosa Lee Carson; Moonshine Kate; Eli E Oberstein; All authors
Publisher: [Camden, N.J.] : Bluebird, [1934]
Edition/Format:   Music : 78 rpm : English
Summary:
Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk.
       
OCLC WorldCat record
When The Saints Go Marching Home
Author: Lizzie (Memphis) Douglas (Minnie)
Edition/Format: Sound recording Sound recording
Publication: Memphis Minnie Vol. 1 (1935)
 
OCLC WorldCat record
When the Saints go marching in ; As long as you live you’ll be dead if you die
Author: Louis Armstrong; Louis Armstrong Orchestra.; The Decca Record.; Fondo Ernesto Bianchini. IT-RM0200 1A 4859.
Publisher: London : Decca Records, [193.]
Edition/Format:   Music : 78 rpm : English
         
12 July 1936, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer “Songs at My Prison Door,” Sunday Magazine, pg. 2, col. 7:
When the Saints go marching in,
When the Saints go marching in,
Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the Saints go marching in.

 
Then, in a whisper:
 
I have a dear old mother,
She’s gone to Heaven yes, I know,
And I promised her that I would meet her
When the Saints go marching in.

 
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27 January 1952, Daily News (New York, NY), “Dixieland Jazz: by Robert Sylvester, pg. 64, col. 5:
Thus, the theme song of Central Plaza and Stuyvesant Casino, on Friday nights, is “When The Saints Come Marching In.” The published version of this old marching hymn is credited to Edward C. Redding, but most jazzmen are convinced the song just grew. Whatever its origin, it is scarcely a lyric of complication or intricacy. But the Dixieland buffs on Second Ave. know every word of every chorus, the principal one of which goes as follows:
 
I am just a weary pilgrim
Plodding through this world of sin,
Getting ready for that city,
When the saints come marching in.
When the saints come marching in,
When the saints come marching in,
Oh I want to be in that number
When the saints come marching in.

 
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The Book of Negro Folklore
By Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead
1958  
Pp. 310-311:
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
When the saints go marching in
When the saints go marching in
I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in .
 
I used to have some playmates
Who used to play with me.
But since I’ve been converted
They done turned their backs on me.
 
Oh, when they crown Him Lord of Lords
Oh, when they crown Him Lord of Lords
Yes, I want to be in that number
When they crown Him Lord of Lords.
 
When they march all around His throne
When they march all around His throne.
Oh, I want to be in that number.
When they march all around His throne.
 
I have a dear old mother who has gone on before
And left me here below,
But I know I’m gonna meet her.
When the saints go marching in
 
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, Lord I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in.
 
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The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia
By Thomas S. Hischak
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
2002
Pg. 397:
“When the Saints Go Marching In” (1896), the most famous and often performed of all Dixieland jazz pieces, is credited to Katherine E. Purvis (lyric) and James M. Black (music), though the authorship has long been questioned. It is known that the song was played by Negro bands in New Orleans by the late 1890s and was often used as a funeral hymn even though it is far from melancholy or solemn. The rousing number looks forward to joining along with all the saints that go parading by on Judgment Day. It is a favorite of jazz musicians because of the way its simple rising and falling rifts can be used to improvise endless variations on the melody. Over the years, the song has been most associated with Louis Armstrong, who first recorded it in 1930 and performed it throughout his long career. In addition to concerts, parades, nightclubs, and an occasional funeral, “When the..the Saints Go Marching In” was used in several films, most prominently by the Hall Johnson Choir in Green Pastures (1936), Mario Lanza and company in The Seven Hills of Rome (1958), Armstrong and Danny Kaye in The Five Pennies (1959) Louis Prima and the chorus in Hey Boy, Hey Girl (1959), and Elvis Presley in Frankie and Johnny (1966) and on the soundtrack of Lucky Lady (1975). Among the many recordings over the years are those by such diverse talents as the New Orleans Jazz Band, the Isley Brothers, Fats Domino, the Weavers, Andy Griffith, Tiny Tim, Queen Esther Marrow with the Harlem Gospel Singers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gladys Knight, the Kingston Trio, and Trini Lopez.
   
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Lyrics needed for When the saints go Marchin’ In
Carl Baron
Feb 11, 2002, 11:11:16 AM
John Russo wrote:
> Lyrics needed for
> When the saints go Marchin’ In
 
from the Pentacostal Online Hymnal
http://free.gentle.org/users/gospelhymns/page5.html
 
When the Saints Go Marching In
music by J. M. Black, 1895
 
1. I am just a weary pilgrim,
plodding through this world of sin;
Getting ready for that meeting
when the saints go marching in.
 
CHORUS:
When the saints go marching in,
O, when the saints go marching in,
Lord, I want to be in that number
when the saints go marching in.
 
2. Up there I’ll see the Savior
Who redeemed my soul from sin;
With extended hands He’ll greet me
when the Saints go marching in.
 
3. We are treading on the pathway
Of the saints gone on before;
But we’ll meet again together
Over on the golden shore.
 
from the Kingston Trio
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/tamborine/175/thesongs/WhenTheSaints.htm
 
When the Saints Go Marching In
Hey! We are following the footsteps
of those who’ve gone before
and we’ll all be reunited
on that new and sunlit shore.
 
Chorus:
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
oh, when the saints go marching in.
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number
when the saints go marching in.
 
And when the sun refuse to shine,
and when the sun refuse to shine
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number
when the sun refuse to shine.
 
Oh, when the trumpet sound its call,
oh, when the trumpet sounds its call.
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number
when the trumpet sounds that call.
 
Some say this world of trouble
 
is the only world we need,
But I’m waiting for the morning
when the new world is revealed.
 
Oh, when the new world is revealed,
oh, when the new world is revealed.
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number
when the new world is revealed.
 
Chorus
 
from a karaoke site
http://www.digitaltimes.com/karaoke/singers/whenthesaintsgomarching.html
 
When The Saints Go Marching In
 
Oh when the saints go march-in’ in
Oh when the saints go march-in’ in
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
When the saints go march-in’ in
 
Oh when they come on Judgement Day
Oh when they come on Judgement Day
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
Oh when they come on Judgement Day
 
When Gabriel blows that golden horn
When Gabriel blows that golden horn
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
When he blows that golden horn
 
When they go through them Pearly Gates
When they go through them Pearly Gates
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
When they go through them Perly Gates
 
Oh when they ring them silver bells
Oh when they ring them silver bells
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
Oh when they ring them silver bells
 
And when the angels gather ‘round
And when the angels gather ‘round
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
And when the angels gather ‘round
 
Oh into Heaven when they go
Oh into Heaven when they go
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
Oh into Heaven when they go
 
And when they’re singing hallelu
And when they’re singing hallelu
Lord I want to be in that num-ber
When they’re singing hallelu
 
And when the Lord is shakin’ hands
And when the Lord is shakin’ hands
How I want to be in that num-ber
When the Lord is shakin’ hands
 
Composer Unknown
 
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Louis Armstrong - When The Saints Go Marching In
Jul 26, 2006
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Elvis Presley - When The Saints Go Marching In
Nov 19, 2007
Anna Horecká
A song from 1999 CD “Home Recordings”.
He was singing this song with Red West, then home on furlough from the Army, and Arthur Hooten. Recorded just days after the Million Dollar Quartet session (1956), it has much the same feel. Toward the end, Elvis lampoons the untutored congregational singing he’d heard growing up, but the mimicry is more affectionate than sarcastic. There was more to this tape, but sadly someone recorded half-an-hour of Elvis shooting pool over the other songs.
 
Library of Congress video       
Title
” When the Saints Go Marching In”
Contributor Names
Sweet Heaven Kings (performer)
Created / Published
Library of Congress, 2009.
 
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Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye, ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’
Sep 14, 2009
Alex Suzano
From the movie ‘The Five Pennies’ (1959).
Check Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye performing ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ at ‘The Danny Kaye Show’ (1967):
https://youtu.be/vnX2HxCiGb4
Check Bobby Hackett’s version of ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ (1962):
https://youtu.be/aUYpNhPNWKw
Movie
The Five Pennies
   
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Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye, ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’
Sep 14, 2009
Alex Suzano
Louis Armstrong at The Danny Kaye Show, January 4th, 1967.
Check Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye performing ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ in the movie ‘The Five Pennies’ (1959):
https://youtu.be/Ob6m-PVFFYA
Check Bobby Hackett’s version of ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ (1962):
https://youtu.be/aUYpNhPNWKw
 
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When The Saints Go Marching In - The Weavers - (Lyrics needed)
Jun 16, 2011
Carlo Schena
LYRICS NEEDED: any help is really welcome
Album - Goodnight Irene 1949-1953 [Disc 2]
Track 25 of 30
       
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The rich history of “When the Saints Go Marching In” - CBS This Morning     
February 2, 2013
New Orleans
Wynton Marsalis takes a look at the true meaning of “When the Saints Go Marching In”, New Orleans’ adopted anthem.
 
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Louis Prima - When The Saints Go Marching In (1957) [Digitally Remastered]
Sep 24, 2013
Classic Mood Experience
Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history.
 
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Jerry Lee Lewis - When The Saints Go Marching In (1958)
Oct 23, 2013
Classic Mood Experience
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Jerry Lee Lewis - Lewis Boogie
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St. Augustine (FL) Record
Story behind the song: ‘When the Saints go Marching In’
Posted Oct 23, 2014 at 9:41 PM
The task of discovering the actual origin of “When the Saints Go Marching In” is a difficult one. The song’s history has sometimes been confused with the origin of “When the Saints ARE Marching In,” written by James M. Black and Katherine Purvis. They are totally different songs.
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It was a New Orleans-style celebration in the White House Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 as the President hosted the 2009 Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints. The team entered the East Room, crowded with members of the media while the U.S. Marine Band appropriately played “When the Saints Go Marching In.” The length of the title has caused some New Orleans residents to simply refer to the song as “Saints.”
     
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Imitation Sequece: Temptation; Jezebel; Memories Are Made Of This; When The Saints Go Marching In
Nov 8, 2014
Mario Lanza - Topic
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Imitation Sequece: Temptation; Jezebel; Memories Are Made Of This; When The Saints Go Marching In · Mario Lanza · Italian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus · George Stoll · Nacio Herb Brown · Terry Gilkyson · Traditional · Wayne Shanklin · Richard Dehr · Frank Miller
Seven Hills Of Rome
℗ Originally Recorded 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
 
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Bobby Hackett Sextet, ‘When The Saint’s Come Marching In’
Jan 19, 2015
Alex Suzano
Recorded live on the TV show ‘The Goodyear Jazz Series’, NYC, January, 1962.
Bobby Hackett, cornet
Urbie Green, trombone
Bob Wilber, clarinet
Dave McKenna, piano
Nabil Totah, bass
Morey Feld, drums
Check Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye performing ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ at ‘The Danny Kaye Show’ (1967):
https://youtu.be/vnX2HxCiGb4
Check Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye performing ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ in the movie ‘The Five Pennies’ (1959):
https://youtu.be/Ob6m-PVFFYA
     
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Louis Armstrong - When the saints go marching in
Jul 4, 2017
letecheur Christophe
 
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When the Saints Go Marching In (1896)
Jul 30, 2017
Sheet Music Singer
words and music traditional
arranged by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
     
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When the Saints Go Marching In (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)
May 4, 2019
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen performing “This”, live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006
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