Old Country Baptizing Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Old Country Baptizing
Recorded by Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons
Written by Carl Story
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Traveling down a country road
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on a Sunday
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Saw a crowd gathered at the creek
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at a little country
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farm
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I thought that I'd go closer so
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I might see and
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hear
Why they looked so happy there
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without a thing to
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fear
Was a good old country baptizing
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I was at that
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day
They'd preach awhile and sing awhile
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then they'd all kneel down and
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pray
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God's spirit seemed to fill the air and
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every soul was
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meek
At a good old country baptizing
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down at the
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creek
I heard an old and gentle voice
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sing right in the
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end
We're so glad to have you here
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welcome down my
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friend
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We've had a big revival sir
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down to it all
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week
Now we're having a baptizing
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down at the
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creek
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Well among them happy be among
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that happy
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throne
See them all go air their sins
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while they're at their
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own
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They seem to be saying with a
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smile upon their
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face
I'm ready now to move along
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to my resting
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place
FAQ
Who sang the the song Old Country Baptizing?
- The song Old Country Baptizing was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
