Edited by Azizi Powell
This post features one video & one song file of The Golden Gate Quartet singing the talking Gospel song "Old Blind Barnabas". A sound file of the Blind Boys Of Alabama singing that song is also included in this post. In addition, the Biblical story of Blind Barnabas (Blind Bartimaeus) and the lyrics for the song "Old Blind Barnabas" (given under the title "Old Blind Bartimaeus" are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
THE BIBLICAL STORY BEHIND THE GOSPEL THE GOSPEL SONG
From http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+10%3A46-52&version=NIV
Mark 10:46-52
New International Version (NIV)
Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging.
47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
FEATURED EXAMPELS
Example #1: The Golden Gate Quartet Sings "Blind Barnabas"
EdmundStAustell, Published on Mar 3, 2012
One of the best gospel quartets of all time, formed in 1934 and most active throughout the 40's and 50's . I first became aware of them back in the early 50's from an Okeh record, a subsidiary production of Columbia. This is "Old Blind Barnabas," one of their better known hits. A version of this was contained in an old film, but this is the recorded version that was popular back in the late 40's. The clarity of their diction and the precision of the rhythm is quite remarkable.
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Example #2: The Golden Gate Quartet - Blind Barnabas
SyberkaPL, Uploaded on Dec 18, 2008
From "A Song Is Bron" (1948)
Members:Alton Bradley, Henry Owens, Clyde Riddick, Orlandus Wilson
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Example #3: Old Blind Barnabas.mov
soddyflash, Uploaded on Jul 10, 2011
The Blind Boys of Alabama with "Old Blind Barnabas" from their 2005 album, "Atom Bomb."
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LYRICS: OLD BLIND BARTIMAEUS
(composer ?)
Chorus
Well old blind Bartimaeus stood on the way, blind
Blind Bartimaeus stood on the way.
Well old blind Bartimaeus stood on the way, crying
Oh Lord, have mercy on me
In my God's bible, the word proclaims
that Christ went healing the crippled and the lame.
He gave to the poor and the needy bread.
Healing the sick and raising the dead.
And then when He came to Galilee.
He passed by a man that could not see
Well, the main was blind, he was blind for birth.
They tell me that his name was Blind Bartimaeus.
Repeat Chorus
When Bartimaeus heard that the Lord was nigh,
He fell on his knees and began to crying
Oh thou man of Galilee
Cryin' great God Almighty, have mercy on me.
Crying Oh Lord, (Mary's baby)
Oh Lord, (Son of David)
Oh Lord, (Bleeding Lamb)
Oh, my Lord from in Bethlehem
Then my Lord, He stopped and He turned around
And He saw Blind Bartimaeus on the ground
And He touched his eyes with the palm of His hand
Blind Bartimaeus saw like a natural man.
He cried Thank God
Thank God
Thank God
Thank my God from in Bethlehem.
Repeat Chorus
http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/bishops-lyrics/blind-bartimaeus-lyrics.html; these lyrics are submitted by kaan
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to the composer & the performers of this Gospel song. Thanks also to the transcriber of this song and the uploaders of this video and these song files.
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Monday, January 30, 2012
Jubilee Quartet Videos -"God Told Nicodemus" & "Noah"
Edited by Azizi Powell
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"God Told Nicodemus" (1941)- The Golden Gate Quartet
Uploaded by JayEm86 on Feb 6, 2009
Old, jubilee style quartet singing from these legends.
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Jubalaires Gospel - Noah
1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet
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EDITOR'S COMMENTS
"God Told Nicodemus" and "Noah" are Gospel songs that are performed by quartets in the African American Jubilee style. In these performances, "God Told Nicodemus" and "Noah" have the same tune and are performed in the same tempo. As to which song came first, from the uploader notes to another video on the Golden Gate Quartet ["Golden Gate Quartet" - Early Songs at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT3Ly_-o28k -"Noah" is listed as being recorded by that quartet in 1939. The video for "God Told Nicodemus" gives the date 1941 for that song.]
The Wikipedia page for the Golden Gate Quartet indicates that that quartet "was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at the Booker T. Washington College in Norfolk, Virginia" and that one of its founding members, Willie Johnson, "left in 1948 to form The Jubalaires". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Quartet
However, The Jubalaire's Wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jubalaires - indicates that "The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active during the 1940s and 1950s. They were playing as the Royal Harmony Singers in Florida as far back as 1936, and under that name reached #10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942 with "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition", a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year". The uploader comment for the Jubalaires' rendition of "Noah" provides the information that The Jubalaires were a "1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet".
All of this to say that although I'm not completely sure, it seems most likely that "God Told Nicodemus" uses the tune of "Noah" and not vice versa. Furthermore, it seems likely that the song Noah was first recorded by The Golden Gate Quartet and not by The Jubalaires.
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LYRICS: NOAH
(as sung by The Jubaliares)
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist - Brother Noah
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- My God's talking.
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist - Say you'll ride on the wind & tide.
Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line:
Hey, to*, stop, (be) still, and listen to me.
God walked down to the briny sea.
He declared that evil had descended to man.
And then He decided to destroy the land.
He spoke to Noah and Noah stopped.
He said "Noah, I want you to build an ark".
I want you to build it three cubics long.
I want you to build it big and strong.
I want you to build it fifty high and fifty wide.
So it will withstand the wind and tide.
Chorus:
So it's oh Noah etc
Well it's oh Noah etc
(repeat chorus one time)
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Brother Noah. Brother Noah,my God's talking.
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
Soloist - Said He would ride
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- on the wind and the tide.
Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line:
Well after the foundation was laid.
Then Brother Noah began to hew and build.
The ringing of the hammer that judgement.
The hewing of the saw that [said we] repent.
One hundred years he hammered and sawed.
Building the ark by the grace of God.
When the ark was built God's voice was heard.
He said "Now, Noah let me tell you what to do.
I want you to call in the animals two by two.
So he called them in the ark two by two.
[Bears], the oxford, and the kangaroo.
Then he called in [Japeth], and Ham, and Shem.
Then God began to flood the land.
He raised His hands to heaven on high.
Shook the stars and they moved from the sky.
Shook the mountains, He troubled the sea.
[Hist] the wind, His chariot decree.
He stood on land and stood on the shore.
And declared that time there wouldn't be no more.
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
[Transcription by Ms. Azizi Powell, 12/7/2010
from the video]
* The words that I'm unsure about are placed in brackets. The word that is assumed by listeners is placed in parenthesis, For instance, in the line "Hey to stop, (be) still, and listen to me", I believe that "to" in that line means "got to" and I believe that "be still" is meant, although "be" isn't sung
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LYRICS
GOD TOLD NICODEMUS
(As performed by The Golden Gate Quartet)
Chorus:
God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
Well-a God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
Well there was a man among the Pharisees
By the name of Nicodemus who did not believe
Same Nicodemus came to God by night
Talkin' 'bout religion from the human sight
He brought along his silver, diamonds, and gold
Wanted to buy his way to Heaven and save his soul
Repeat Chorus
Well the same Nicodemus came a runnin' hard
Said "Has anybody here done seen the Lord?
I want to buy some 'ligion, but what will it cost
To get myself to Heaven 'fore my soul be lost?
Then my God spoke, He spoke so sweet
Sounded like the shuffle of angels feet
He said "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Repeat Chorus
Then old Nicodemus was taken back
Cause God done told him 'bout the natural fact
He said "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Old Nicodemus was taken back
Cause God done told him 'bout the natural fact
He said "I don't understand! I want to know
How can be born when he's old?"
Then my God spoke, His voice did ring
Sounded like the shuffle of angels wings
He said, "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Well-a God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
I said man you must-a be born again
We know that man you must-a be born again
From http://lyrics.astraweb.com/display/406/hymns..unknown..god_told_nicodemus.html
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RELATED LINK
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/06/biblical-references-in-african-american.html Biblical References In African American Religious Songs (Part I - New Testament) The link for Part I of that series is found in that post.
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"God Told Nicodemus" (1941)- The Golden Gate Quartet
Uploaded by JayEm86 on Feb 6, 2009
Old, jubilee style quartet singing from these legends.
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Jubalaires Gospel - Noah
1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet
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EDITOR'S COMMENTS
"God Told Nicodemus" and "Noah" are Gospel songs that are performed by quartets in the African American Jubilee style. In these performances, "God Told Nicodemus" and "Noah" have the same tune and are performed in the same tempo. As to which song came first, from the uploader notes to another video on the Golden Gate Quartet ["Golden Gate Quartet" - Early Songs at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT3Ly_-o28k -"Noah" is listed as being recorded by that quartet in 1939. The video for "God Told Nicodemus" gives the date 1941 for that song.]
The Wikipedia page for the Golden Gate Quartet indicates that that quartet "was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at the Booker T. Washington College in Norfolk, Virginia" and that one of its founding members, Willie Johnson, "left in 1948 to form The Jubalaires". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Quartet
However, The Jubalaire's Wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jubalaires - indicates that "The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active during the 1940s and 1950s. They were playing as the Royal Harmony Singers in Florida as far back as 1936, and under that name reached #10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942 with "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition", a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year". The uploader comment for the Jubalaires' rendition of "Noah" provides the information that The Jubalaires were a "1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet".
All of this to say that although I'm not completely sure, it seems most likely that "God Told Nicodemus" uses the tune of "Noah" and not vice versa. Furthermore, it seems likely that the song Noah was first recorded by The Golden Gate Quartet and not by The Jubalaires.
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LYRICS: NOAH
(as sung by The Jubaliares)
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist - Brother Noah
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- My God's talking.
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist - Say you'll ride on the wind & tide.
Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line:
Hey, to*, stop, (be) still, and listen to me.
God walked down to the briny sea.
He declared that evil had descended to man.
And then He decided to destroy the land.
He spoke to Noah and Noah stopped.
He said "Noah, I want you to build an ark".
I want you to build it three cubics long.
I want you to build it big and strong.
I want you to build it fifty high and fifty wide.
So it will withstand the wind and tide.
Chorus:
So it's oh Noah etc
Well it's oh Noah etc
(repeat chorus one time)
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Brother Noah. Brother Noah,my God's talking.
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
Soloist - Said He would ride
Group - God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- on the wind and the tide.
Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line:
Well after the foundation was laid.
Then Brother Noah began to hew and build.
The ringing of the hammer that judgement.
The hewing of the saw that [said we] repent.
One hundred years he hammered and sawed.
Building the ark by the grace of God.
When the ark was built God's voice was heard.
He said "Now, Noah let me tell you what to do.
I want you to call in the animals two by two.
So he called them in the ark two by two.
[Bears], the oxford, and the kangaroo.
Then he called in [Japeth], and Ham, and Shem.
Then God began to flood the land.
He raised His hands to heaven on high.
Shook the stars and they moved from the sky.
Shook the mountains, He troubled the sea.
[Hist] the wind, His chariot decree.
He stood on land and stood on the shore.
And declared that time there wouldn't be no more.
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
[Transcription by Ms. Azizi Powell, 12/7/2010
from the video]
* The words that I'm unsure about are placed in brackets. The word that is assumed by listeners is placed in parenthesis, For instance, in the line "Hey to stop, (be) still, and listen to me", I believe that "to" in that line means "got to" and I believe that "be still" is meant, although "be" isn't sung
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LYRICS
GOD TOLD NICODEMUS
(As performed by The Golden Gate Quartet)
Chorus:
God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
Well-a God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
Well there was a man among the Pharisees
By the name of Nicodemus who did not believe
Same Nicodemus came to God by night
Talkin' 'bout religion from the human sight
He brought along his silver, diamonds, and gold
Wanted to buy his way to Heaven and save his soul
Repeat Chorus
Well the same Nicodemus came a runnin' hard
Said "Has anybody here done seen the Lord?
I want to buy some 'ligion, but what will it cost
To get myself to Heaven 'fore my soul be lost?
Then my God spoke, He spoke so sweet
Sounded like the shuffle of angels feet
He said "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Repeat Chorus
Then old Nicodemus was taken back
Cause God done told him 'bout the natural fact
He said "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Old Nicodemus was taken back
Cause God done told him 'bout the natural fact
He said "I don't understand! I want to know
How can be born when he's old?"
Then my God spoke, His voice did ring
Sounded like the shuffle of angels wings
He said, "Marvel thou man, if you want to be wise
You got to believe and be baptized"
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Well-a God told Nicodemus, God told Nicodemus
God, oh yes He did, He told Nicodemus a man he must-a be born again
I said man you must-a be born again
We know that man you must-a be born again
From http://lyrics.astraweb.com/display/406/hymns..unknown..god_told_nicodemus.html
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RELATED LINK
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/06/biblical-references-in-african-american.html Biblical References In African American Religious Songs (Part I - New Testament) The link for Part I of that series is found in that post.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Jubailaire's Noah - 1940s Gospel Rap (video, information, and lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest update- December 16, 2020
JUBALAIRES GOSPEL NOAH
Uploaded by recquilt on May 10, 2007
1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet
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This pancocojams post showcases The Jubalaire's 1940s Gospel "Rap" entitled "Noah".
Information about The Jubalaires is also included in this post along with my unofficial transcription of this song's lyrics.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to The Jubailaires for their musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube and all those who have assisted in correcting this transcription.
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LYRICS - NOAH
(performed by The Jubaliares ; 1940s)
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist -Brother Noah
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist-My God's talking.
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Say you'll ride on the wind & tide.
(Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line)
Hey, to*, stop, (be) still, and listen to me.
God walked down to the Red sea.
He declared that evil had descended to man.
And then He decided to destroy the land.
He spoke to Noah and Noah stopped.
He said "Noah, I want you to build an ark".
I want you to build it three cubics long.
I want you to build it big and strong.
I want you to build it fifty high and fifty wide.
So it will withstand the wind and tide.
Chorus
So it's oh Noah etc
Well it's oh Noah etc
(repeat chorus one time)
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Brother Noah. Brother Noah, my God's talking.
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
Soloist- Said He would ride
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- on the wind and the tide.
(Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line)
Well after the foundation was laid.
Then Brother Noah began to hew and build.
The ringing of the hammer that judgement.
The hewing of the saw that [said we] repent.
One hundred years he hammered and sawed.
Building the ark by the grace of God.
When the ark was built God's voice was heard.
He said "Now, Noah let me tell you what to do.
I want you to call in the animals two by two.
So he called them in the ark two by two.
Birds, and ox, and the kangaroo.
Then he called in Japeth, and Ham, and Shem.**
Then God began to flood the land.
He raised His hands to heaven on high.
Shook the stars and they moved from the sky.
Shook the mountains, He troubled the sea.
[Hist] the wind, His chariot decree.
He stood on land and stood on the shore.
And declared that time there wouldn't be no more.
Chorus
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
-snip-
*Transcription by Ms. Azizi Powell, 12/7/2010 from the video above. Additions and corrections are welcome.
The words that I'm unsure of are placed in brackets. The word that is assumed by listeners is placed in parenthesis, For instance, in the line "Hey to stop, (be) still, and listen to me", I believe that "to" in that line means "got to" and I believe that "be still" is meant, although "be" isn't sung.
** Japeth, and Ham, and Shem are the name of Noah's sons. I had initially written "Sam" for the name "Shem".
Hat tip to cefinow who also posted lyrics to this song on that video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=6CLFwW85O20 after I did.
Thanks to Unknown December 16, 2020 for sharing some corrections to words I had placed in brackets in this transcription.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE JUBALAIRES
Here's information about The Jubailaires from their Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jubalaires
Here's an excerpt from the uploader statement from another video of this same song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvoTT3t-Ois
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SELECTED COMMENTS
Here's an interesting exchange from the featured video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=6CLFwW85O20:
scarlett24ca - Religious Rappers! Sick! Love it:D [Posted in 2008]
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recquilt - This type of Gospel singing as sung by the Jubalaires And The Golden Gate Quartet was known as narration...a little more of a positive message than rap though!
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wolwerone-o I'm agree on the message, no comparison with poor rappers of today, i was only talking about their physical movements and speeching words technique incredibly actual. Great !!:)
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RELATED LINKS
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/jubilee-quartet-videos-god-told.html for a video & lyrics of the very similar song "God Told Nicodemus". That post also contains additional information about The Jubalaires.
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Latest update- December 16, 2020
JUBALAIRES GOSPEL NOAH
Uploaded by recquilt on May 10, 2007
1940's Black Gospel & Pop Vocal Quartet
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This pancocojams post showcases The Jubalaire's 1940s Gospel "Rap" entitled "Noah".
Information about The Jubalaires is also included in this post along with my unofficial transcription of this song's lyrics.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to The Jubailaires for their musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube and all those who have assisted in correcting this transcription.
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LYRICS - NOAH
(performed by The Jubaliares ; 1940s)
Chorus:
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist -Brother Noah
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist-My God's talking.
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Say you'll ride on the wind & tide.
(Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line)
Hey, to*, stop, (be) still, and listen to me.
God walked down to the Red sea.
He declared that evil had descended to man.
And then He decided to destroy the land.
He spoke to Noah and Noah stopped.
He said "Noah, I want you to build an ark".
I want you to build it three cubics long.
I want you to build it big and strong.
I want you to build it fifty high and fifty wide.
So it will withstand the wind and tide.
Chorus
So it's oh Noah etc
Well it's oh Noah etc
(repeat chorus one time)
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist (Humming) Mmmm Mmmm
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- Brother Noah. Brother Noah, my God's talking.
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
Soloist- Said He would ride
Group- God's gonna ride on the wind & tide.
Soloist- on the wind and the tide.
(Narrative by one singer; the rest of the group quietly hums in response to each line)
Well after the foundation was laid.
Then Brother Noah began to hew and build.
The ringing of the hammer that judgement.
The hewing of the saw that [said we] repent.
One hundred years he hammered and sawed.
Building the ark by the grace of God.
When the ark was built God's voice was heard.
He said "Now, Noah let me tell you what to do.
I want you to call in the animals two by two.
So he called them in the ark two by two.
Birds, and ox, and the kangaroo.
Then he called in Japeth, and Ham, and Shem.**
Then God began to flood the land.
He raised His hands to heaven on high.
Shook the stars and they moved from the sky.
Shook the mountains, He troubled the sea.
[Hist] the wind, His chariot decree.
He stood on land and stood on the shore.
And declared that time there wouldn't be no more.
Chorus
Well it's oh Noah
Oh oh Noah
Oh oh! Noah
God's gonna ride on the wind & tide
-snip-
*Transcription by Ms. Azizi Powell, 12/7/2010 from the video above. Additions and corrections are welcome.
The words that I'm unsure of are placed in brackets. The word that is assumed by listeners is placed in parenthesis, For instance, in the line "Hey to stop, (be) still, and listen to me", I believe that "to" in that line means "got to" and I believe that "be still" is meant, although "be" isn't sung.
** Japeth, and Ham, and Shem are the name of Noah's sons. I had initially written "Sam" for the name "Shem".
Hat tip to cefinow who also posted lyrics to this song on that video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=6CLFwW85O20 after I did.
Thanks to Unknown December 16, 2020 for sharing some corrections to words I had placed in brackets in this transcription.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE JUBALAIRES
Here's information about The Jubailaires from their Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jubalaires
The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active during the 1940s and 1950s. They were playing as the Royal Harmony Singers in Florida as far back as 1936, and under that name reached #10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942 with "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition", a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbour the previous year. In 1946, they secured a spot on Arthur Godfrey's CBS radio show. Willie Johnson left the Golden Gate Quartet to take the lead of the group in 1948, and in 1950 the band appeared in the musical comedy film Duchess of Idaho.
Much of their music was issued by King Records, some initially on their "Queen Records" label (devoted to African-American music) that was subsequently re-issued on the King label
Here's an excerpt from the uploader statement from another video of this same song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvoTT3t-Ois
The jubilee harmonie sound always got them compared to the Mills Brothers or the Delta Rhythm Boys, but that's about like hearing Jerry Lee Lewis & because it's rock & roll saying it's like Chuck Berry.
The Jubilaires brought their own stylization to the four-part harmonies act, remaining in the gospel & spiritual camp unlike most such groups seeking pop group status. - nipsipone; Apr 27, 2008 ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvoTT3t-Ois&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL6C96C77F922F6F8E
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SELECTED COMMENTS
Here's an interesting exchange from the featured video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=6CLFwW85O20:
scarlett24ca - Religious Rappers! Sick! Love it:D [Posted in 2008]
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recquilt - This type of Gospel singing as sung by the Jubalaires And The Golden Gate Quartet was known as narration...a little more of a positive message than rap though!
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wolwerone-o I'm agree on the message, no comparison with poor rappers of today, i was only talking about their physical movements and speeching words technique incredibly actual. Great !!:)
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RELATED LINKS
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/jubilee-quartet-videos-god-told.html for a video & lyrics of the very similar song "God Told Nicodemus". That post also contains additional information about The Jubalaires.
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