Elvis Presley - Swing Down Sweet Chariot Lyrics

Elvis Presley Lyrics

"Swing Down Sweet Chariot"

Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot?
Stop and let me ride
Swing down, chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
Well, I got a home on the other side

Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot?
Stop and let me ride
Swing down, chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
Well, I got a home on the other side

Well, well
Well, well, well, well

Ezekiel went down in the middle of a field
He saw an angel working on a chariot wheel
Wasn't so particular 'bout the chariot wheel
Just wanted to see how a chariot feel

Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot?
Stop and let me ride
Swing down, chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
Well, I got a home on the other side

Well, well
Well

Ezekiel went down, and he got on board
Chariot went a-bumping on down the road
Zeke wasn't so particular 'bout the bumping of the road
Just wanted to lay down his heavy load

Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot?
Stop and let me ride
Swing down, chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
Well, I got a home on the other side

Well, I got a Father in the promised land
Ain't gonna stop till I shake His hand
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
I got a home on the other side

Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot?
Stop and let me ride
Swing down, chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
Calm and easy
Well, I got a home on the other side

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Writer(s): Traditional, Joel Rocher

This song was re-recorded for Elvis Presley's 1969 film "The Trouble with Girls" with an all-male back-up group on backing vocals.

When the version of this song from the film "The Trouble With Girls" was reissued in the 2010 boxed set "The Complete Elvis Presley Masters", it featured an all-female group singing background vocals instead of an all-male group.

album: "His Hand In Mine" (1960)

His Hand In Mine

I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs

In My Father's House

Milky White Way

Known Only To Him

I Believe In The Man In The Sky

Joshua Fit The Battle

He Knows Just What I Need

Swing Down Sweet Chariot

Mansion Over The Hilltop

If We Never Meet Again

Working On The Building

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