Was singing She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes to myself. I don't know why. Because I'm weird. We know this.
But what kind of f*ed up lyrics are these? Someone was high AF when wrote this song.
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
I think that over the years, people have added lyrics (I just did a search and found a version with a verse about eating pizza!)
But originally it was an African-American spiritual. What's coming round the mountain is the second coming of Christ, or the rapture, or the end of the world. Horses do play a role in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.
And of course, any spiritual that sings of liberation from the travails of the world has a layer of meaning involving slavery, and the hope for freedom from it (and a lot sooner than at the end of time!)
Hence, the song is full of metaphors.
But originally it was an African-American spiritual. What's coming round the mountain is the second coming of Christ, or the rapture, or the end of the world. Horses do play a role in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.
And of course, any spiritual that sings of liberation from the travails of the world has a layer of meaning involving slavery, and the hope for freedom from it (and a lot sooner than at the end of time!)
Hence, the song is full of metaphors.
