WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN^©

Live 25 Apr 2006 version

We are all trav'ling in the footsteps
Of those that've gone before
We'll all be reunited
On that new and sunlit shore

When the saints marching in
When the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want be in that number
When the saints go marching in

And when the sun refuses to shine
When the sun refuses to shine
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in

Oh when the saints go marching in
Oh when the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
Oh when the saints go marching in

And when the trumpet sounds its call
When the trumpet sounds its call
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the trumpet sounds its call

When the saints marching in
When the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in

And some say that this world of trouble
Is the only one we'll ever see
But I'm waiting for that morning
When the new world is revealed

Oh when the moon turns red with blood
Oh when the moon turns red with blood
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the moon turns red with blood

When the saints (oh when the saints) go marching in (go marching in)
When the saints go marching in (go marching in)
Lord, how I want (Lord, how I want) to be in that number (be in that number)
When the saints go marching in

Oh when the saints (oh when the saints) go marching in (go marching in)
When the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in

Lord, how I want (Lord, how I want) be in that number (to be in that number)
When the saints (when the saints) go marching in (go marching in)

This old spiritual was played by Bruce Springsteen and his Seeger Sessions Band during the first 3 of the 4 public rehearsal shows for The Seeger Sessions tour -- 20, 24, and 25 Apr 2006 at the Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ.

Promoting the We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions album, Bruce and the Seeger Session Band performed a set of 4 songs (including WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN) early in the morning of 25 Apr 2006 (the album's release date) at the Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, for ABC's Good Morning America. The above lyrics refer to that performance. Only a brief clip of the song was broadcast during GMA's 8 o'clock hour on ABC

The song was also played on 30 Apr 2006 at New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA, when Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band closed the first weekend of the New Orelans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Lyrics in italic refer to vocals by Mark Thompson, and lyrics between parentheses refer to backup vocals by band members: Mark Thompson, Patti Scialfa, or others... Check out the original version for detailed information about the history of this song.