[Intro] [Chorus] Swing low... black skiff in de cypress Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. Swing low... bone-white chariot Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. [Verse 1] I looked over de levee, and what did I see? Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. A crowd of jumbies... comin’ after me Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. De moss-man whisper, de cottonmouth slide Ain’t no place for a sinner to hide. [Chorus] Swing low... black skiff in de cypress Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. Swing low... bone-white chariot Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. [Verse 2] If you reach de mouth... ’fore I wake Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. Tell de Baron... I’m in de brake. Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. De shadows got fingers, de water got eyes Listen to de swamp-song, hear how it cries. [Bridge] Not up high. But way down deep. Where de secrets... And de crawlers sleep. (Guitar: A slow, muddy slide solo that sounds like it’s dripping wet) [Verse 3] De moon is a cataract, white and blind Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. Leavin’ de world and de light behind Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. [Final Chorus] Swing low... black skiff in de cypress Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. Swing low... bone-white chariot Comin’ fo’ to carry me down. [Outro] Down in de mud... Down in de dark...
