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"Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" is a folk song that became influential during the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. It is based on the traditional song, "Gospel Plow," also known as "Hold On," "Keep Your Hand on the Plow," and various permutations thereof. The earliest documented reference to the older song, "Gospel Plow," is in Alan Lomax's 1949 book "''Our Singing Country''."〔Lomax, John and Alan, ''Our Singing Country, A Second Volume of American Ballads and Folk Songs'', The Macmillan Company, New York, 1949. p 44 - 45 http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/our-singing-country/our-singing-country%20-%200007.htm Roud Folk Song Index http://www.vwml.org.uk/search/search-roud-indexes?qtext=10075&ts=1377893044534&collectionfilter=RoudFS;RoudBS#record=1〕 The book references a 1937 recording by Elihu Trusty of Paintsville, Kentucky which is in the Library of Congress (Ref No .1397 A1). Lomax's references for Gospel Plow also cite two earlier works. The first is from ''English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians'' 〔Sharp, Cecil J., and Campbell, O., English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. 2 vols. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1917. Vol. 2 p. 292 Internet Archives - https://archive.org/details/englishfolksongs00camp〕 published in 1917, indicating that Gospel Plow dates from at least the early twentieth century. The second reference is to a 1928 book, ''American Negro Folk-Songs'',〔White, N. L, American Negro Folk-Songs. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1928. P115 Google Books - https://books.google.com/books?id=WCuuV-kRe70C&pg=PA31&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false〕 which shows an African-American heritage for the original song. == Lyrics. == (==== Eyes on the Prize ==== ) Paul and Silas, bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Paul and Silas began to shout The Jail door open, and they walked on out Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on The only chain that a man can stand Is the chain of hand in hand Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Got my hand on the freedom plow Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, darling Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on (==== Hand On the Plow ==== ) Hold on, Hold on Keep your hand on the plow, hold on Hold on, Hold on Keep your hand on the plow, hold on Heard the voice of Jesus say Come unto me, I am the way. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. When my way gets dark as night, I know the lord will be my light, Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. Hold on, Hold on Keep your hand on the plow, hold on You can talk about me much as you please the more you talk, gonna stay on my knees. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. When I get to heaven, gonna sing and shout Be nobody there to put me out. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. I know my robe's gonna fit me well, I tried it on at the gates of Hell. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. Hold on, Hold on Keep your hand on the plow, hold on 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「Keep Your Eyes on the Prize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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