its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
There?s a down town corner
People down town know
And a beat rhythm on the radio
And the girl who listens to a young mans song
On the block I live on
In the place I?m from
Well the young man sitting
On the dock of the bay
He took a long-term trip on a first class plane
Now the whole world listens
To that one mans song
On the block I live on
In the place I?m from
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart
And soul with the roots of rock and roll
Well the man in black sits
On a screened in porch
Making birthday wishes, 71 almost
You can hear him singing chariot
Swing low
On the block I live on
In the place I know
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
When you can't get through it
You can listen to it
With a na na na na
Well I?ve been there before
When you can't get through it
You can listen to it
With a na na na na
Well I?ve been there before
People down town know
And a beat rhythm on the radio
And the girl who listens to a young mans song
On the block I live on
In the place I?m from
Well the young man sitting
On the dock of the bay
He took a long-term trip on a first class plane
Now the whole world listens
To that one mans song
On the block I live on
In the place I?m from
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart
And soul with the roots of rock and roll
Well the man in black sits
On a screened in porch
Making birthday wishes, 71 almost
You can hear him singing chariot
Swing low
On the block I live on
In the place I know
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Tell me does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Does it move you
Does it soothe you
Does it fill your heart and soul with the
Roots of rock and roll
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
Na na na na na na, I?ve been there before
When you can't get through it
You can listen to it
With a na na na na
Well I?ve been there before
When you can't get through it
You can listen to it
With a na na na na
Well I?ve been there before
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When I first heard the second verse about chariots swing low, I laughed out loud. When I was little, I had this Bible school songs CD, and my dad would listen to it with me on long trips. "Swing Low' is like the only song my dad would sing out loud, and it's kind of a running joke in my family! I absolutely love this song, though! It's probably my favorite on the CD. I love the African choir!