White [Long Time Travelling]

Music written by: Edmund Dumas
Lyrics written by: [Traditional]
Publication date: 1856
Language: English
Comments: "White" (aka "Long Time Travelling/Travellin'/Travelin') [Roud 5732; Ballad Index DTlongti; Elder Edmund Dumas, 1856]. Dumas named the tune after Benjamin Franklin White, who was Dumas' mentor and compiler of the Sacred Harp tunebook. The traditional lyrics date back to 1810 from Dobell's New Selection.

[Chorus]
I’m a long time trav’ling here below,
I’m a long time trav’ling away from home,
I’m a long time trav’ling here below,
To lay this body down.
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Originals

Traditional