Bring Me Little Water, Silvy
By Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
Arr. by Moira Smiley
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 1888 December 6, 1949) wrote
some of the most beloved American songs while he performed and
wrote in his own folk blues style. He recorded for the Lomax
Collections, and became famous with the lefty folk movement of the
1930s and 1940s. This song was said to have been written about his
Uncle and Uncles wife, Silvy this version takes much of its musical
choices from Sweet Honey in the Rocks version. Body percussion is
adapted from choreography of Evie Ladin.
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Sop 1
(Melody) Sop 2
Alto 1
Alto 2
Bring
Bring
me
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A
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now
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S1
S2
A1
A2
Sil
Sil
vy
vy
-
-
Ev'
Ev'
ry
ry
lit
lit
tle
tle
-
-
once
once
in
in
a
a
while
while
Sil
Can't
vy
you
- come
see
a
me
run
co
nin'
min'
Bu
Can't
cket
you
- in
see
my(her)
me
B 6
Sil
Sil
vy
vy
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-
Ev'
Ev'
ry
ry
lit
lit
tle
tle
-
-
once
once
in
in
a
a
while
while
Sil
Can't
vy
you
- come
see
a
me
run
co
nin'
min'
Bu
Can't
cket
you
- in
see
my(her)
me
Sil
Sil
vy
vy
-
-
hm
hm
Ev'
Ev'
ry
ry
lit
lit
tle
tle
-
-
once
once
in
in
a
a
while
while
Sil
Can't
vy
you
- come
see
a
me
run
co
nin'
min'
Bu
Can't
cket
you
- in
see
my(her)
me
Sil
Sil
vy
vy
-
-
(mmm)
Ev'
Ev'
ry
ry
lit
lit
tle
tle
-
-
once
once
in
in
a
a
while
while
Sil
Can't
vy
you
- come
see
a
me
run
co
nin'
min'
Bu
Can't
cket
you
- in
see
my(her)
me
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S1
S2
A1
A2
hand
now
I
I
will
will
bring
bring
a
a
lit
lit
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tle
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wa
wa
ter
ter
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fast
Ev' ry - lit tle -
as
once
I
in a
can
while
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now
hand I
I
will
will
bring
bring
a
a
lit
lit
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tle
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wa
wa
ter
ter
-
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fast
Ev' ry - lit tle -
as
once
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in a
can
while
now
hand I
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lit
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tle
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wa
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ter
ter
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fast
Ev' ry - lit tle -
as
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tle
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wa
wa
ter
ter
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fast
Ev' ry - lit tle -
as
once
I
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can
while
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Sing A with body percussion
For SSAA + Body Percussion [FM]
Huddie W. Ledbetter (Lead Belly), arr. Moira Smiley
Bring Me Little Water, Silvy
Huddie W. Ledbetter
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