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"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is a Negro spiritual song. Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, though it was first published in 1918 in ''Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland'', Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company.〔Other early prints of Ain't gonna study war no more / Down by the riverside is: Dann, Hollis. Ed.: Fifty-eight spirituals for choral use - Boston, C. C. Birchard & Co., c1924. No notes. Utica Jubilee Singers Spirituals : As Sung at the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute of Mississippi / Taken down by J. Rosamond Johnson. With introduction by C. W. Hyne. Boston : Olivar Ditson Company, nd. Negro Spiritual. Apparently no recordings of Down by the riverside, even though the song vere on the groups repertoire. Boatner, Edward: Spirituals Triumphant, Old and New (Round Note Edition) : National Baptist Convention, Nashville Tennessee Date Published: (1927). No notes. Fisher,William Arms: 1926, Seventy Negro Spirituals, edited for low voice. Oliver Ditson Company, NY, sheet music format, pp. 60-62. Noted as Negro Spiritual. Deas, E. C. 1928: Songs and spirituals of Negro composition:〕 The song has alternatively been known as “Ain' go'n' to study war no mo'”, “Ain't Gwine to Study War No More”, “Down by de Ribberside”, “Going to Pull My War-Clothes” and “Study war no more”. The song was first recorded by the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet in 1920 (published by Columbia in 1922). and there are at least 14 black gospel recordings before World War II.〔''Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943'', 4th ed., OUP, 1997〕 Because of its pacifistic imagery, "Down by the Riverside" has also been used as an anti-war protest song, especially during the Vietnam War.〔 == Lyrics == The song has many lyrical variations, though usually each stanza follows a standard form, with one sentence that differs from one stanza to the next. The song often begins: Gonna lay down my burden Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside. Gonna lay down my burden Down by the riverside Down by the riverside. Chorus: I ain't gonna study war no more study war no more ain't gonna study war no more. I ain't gonna study war no more study war no more ain't gonna study oh war no more. Other lines that can appear in stanzas, in place of "Gonna lay down my burden", include: * Gonna lay down my sword and shield * Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand * Gonna try on my long white robe * Gonna try on my starry crown * Gonna put on my golden shoes * Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace * Gonna shake hands around the world * Gonna cross the river Jordan * Gonna climb upon that mountain * Gonna climb the road to heaven 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Down by the Riverside」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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