Poet's Corner

(Lead) How high can one fly, soaring through the sky with pride.
How high can one fly, soaring through the sky with pride.
(Others join in)
How high can one fly, soaring through the sky with pride.
How high can one fly, soaring through the sky with pride.
(Lead)
Soar high, fly with pride, soar high, fly with pride yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
(Others)
Soar high, fly with pride, soar high, fly with pride
(Lead)
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yea yea yeaaaaaaaaaa yea yea fly with pride!
(Others)
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yea yea yeaaaaaaaaaa yea yea fly with pride



My new lyrics changes the song's originality because it talks about flying high with pride. It contradicts the real meaning somewhat because the people want the chariot to swing low and my lyrics say fly high. Swing Low is more of anticipation to carry someone home to their rightful place. My version is based on self-reliance and feeling good about what you can do. The call and response does not happem form beginning to end on this song like the other spirituals, but it does consist of some toward the end.