title: Poor Old Slavekey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Dskill: AnyBy G. W. H. Griffin 1851Trad. folk songKey: DTime: 6/8 -3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5‘Tis just one year a-go to-day,-5 5*-5 6 5* -5That I re-mem-ber well,-3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5I sat down by poor Nel-ly’s side-5 -5 5* -5 6 5* -5And a sto-ry she did tell.-5 5* -5 6 5* -5 -6* -3‘Twas ’bout a poor un-hap-py slave,-3 -4 -4 -4 7..-4 -3That lived for man-y a year;-3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5…But now he’s dead, and in his grave,-5 5* -5 6… 5* -5No mas-ter does he fear.CHORUS-5 -6* -6* -6* -6* 6 6 6The poor old slave has gone to rest,6 6 6 6 7 -6*We know that he is free.-6* -6* -6* -6* -7 7 7 7…Dis-turb him not but let him rest,7 -6* -6* 6 5* -5‘Way down in Ten-na-see.