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It's a Spiritual or slave song - so it has 2 meanings: the first is the hope of freedom for the slaves travelling on the "underground railroad" to the promised land (the north). The second meaning is everyone's hope of heaven when we die.
It's a Spiritual or slave song - so it has 2 meanings: the first is the hope of freedom for the slaves travelling on the "underground railroad" to the promised land (the north). The second meaning is everyone's hope of heaven when we die.