[Dialogue] Another song

[R Williams]

To all who love the song "O Happy Day," one of the great newer recordings is by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis and a really good black choir.  As Kathy said, it will bring tears to your eyes.

--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Phyllis Hockley <phyllish at efn.org> wrote:

From: Phyllis Hockley <phyllish at efn.org>
Subject: [Dialogue] Another song
To: "Colleague Dialogue" <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>, "Colleague Dialogue" <Dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 3:55 PM


Hi,
Got this note from Kathy Marshall this morning and decided it needed sharing!

Dear Friends and Family,
& its one o'clock in the morning and I can t sleep! Obama won the presidency of the United States!!!! 

I have a vivid memory when I was in 2nd grade; we were in the school auditorium at Leif Erickson, listening to another school's choir. (For those of you who don t know, I went to an all black school). One choir sang the gospel, "O happy day." I was so touched by that song, I started crying and to this day, I get choked up when I hear it and love that they sang it in the movie Sister Act! Anyway, I have rewritten the words to it for this occasion & hope you enjoy.
(I added the chords for my songwriting buddies). 



D G C

O happy day (O happy day) 

G E7

O happy day (O happy day) 

AM D7 

Obama won (Obama won) 

AM D 

Obama won (Obama won) 

AM D 

He gave us hope (he gave us hope) 

G C

He washed our fears away (O happy day)

G C 

O happy day (O happy day) 



D G C G 

He showed us how to believe in freedom again

C G 

Yes we can

D G C G 

We believed in change in every way

C G 

And overcame today 


Love, Peace and Namaste, 
Kathy 

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