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"Train is A-Comin'" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing 2/2 time and an uncommon interval La\Mi.

 

Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: USA – Spiritual
  • Key: D Major
  • Time: 2/2
  • Form: ABCA
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ta/a (ta) |
    | ta ti ti ta ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi\Do, Do\So, La/Do, Do/So, So/Do, Do8\La, La\Mi, Mi/So, Do\La
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pentatonic scale
  • Key Words: African American History, underground railroad, Martin Luther King birthday/holiday, American history, abbreviation: comin’ (coming)

“Train is A-Comin'” 

1.
Train is a-comin’, oh yes,
Train is a-comin’, oh yes,
Train is a-comin’,
Train is a-comin’,
Train is a-comin’, oh yes.
2.
Better get you ticket, Oh yes,
Better get you ticket, Oh yes,
Better get you ticket,
Better get you ticket,
Better get you ticket, Oh yes.
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