Fifty years of 'Rise and Shine'!

 
 
"Rise and Shine" is the unofficial anthem of HCPT's Easter week in Lourdes. The melody can be traced back to an American folk song from the 1930s, a slower spiritual tune called "Jacob's ladder" but the origins of the lyrics we know and use are not entirely clear.  
 
It may have been developed over the years in churches and youth Groups around Britain or America, or it may have been invented by helpers in the early days while entertaining children on the train station at Boulogne maritime! Whatever the origin, it now has a firm position as the highlight of any HCPT sing-along, and always features as a highlight at both the Trust Mass and Torchlight procession in Lourdes at Easter week.  
 
Versions of the song have appeared in many places over the years, including appearing at least once in an episode of The Simpsons ("Homer the Heretic") and is a popular entry in many Scouts / Guides campfire songbooks.  
 
1. The Lord said to Noah
there's gonna be a floody floody
Lord said to Noah
there's gonna be a floody floody
Get those children (clap)
out of the muddy muddy
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Chorus
So rise and shine
and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine
and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine and (clap)
give God the glory glory
Children of the Lord.
 
 
2. So Noah he built him
he built him an arky arky
Noah he built him
built him an arky arky
Built it out of (clap)
Hickory barky barky
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
3. The animals, they came on
they came on by twosies twosies
Animals, they came on
they came on by twosies twosies
Elephants and (clap)
kangaroozies roozies
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
4. It rained and poured
for forty daisies daisies
Rained and poured
for forty daisies daisies
Everyone was(clap)
going crazy crazy
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
5. The sun came out
and dried up the landy landy
Sun came out
and dried up the landy landy
Everything was (clap)
fine and dandy dandy
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
6. The animals they came out
came out by threezies threezies
The animals they came out
came out by threezies threezies
Crocodiles and (clap)
Chimpanzeesies-zeesies
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
7. If you get to heaven
before I dosie-dosie
If you get to heaven
before I dosie-dosie
Tell those angels(clap)
I'm coming toosie toosie
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
8. This is the end of
the end of our story story
This is the end of
the end of our story story
Everything is (clap)
Hunky dory dory
Children of the Lord.
 
 
Sing chorus  
 
To hear "Rise & Shine" (recorded at Easter 2004) click here for an mp3 version,
or click here for an midi version.  
 
Songsheet in .pdf format

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