One night I dreamed I was in slavery
'Bout 1850 was the time
Sorrow was the only sign
Nothing around to ease my mind
Out of the night appeared a lady
Leading a distant pilgrim band
First mate, she yelled pointing her hand,
Make room on board for this young man
Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
Come on up to this train of mine
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Come on up to this train of mine
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
And she drove for the underground railroad
Hundreds of miles we travelled onward
Gathering slaves from town to town
Seeking every lost and found
Setting those free that once were bound.
Somehow my heart was growing weaker
I fell by the waysides sinking sand
Firmly did this lady stand
She lifted me up and took my hand
Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
Come on up to this train of mine
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Come on up to this train of mine
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
And she drove for the underground railroad
Walter Robinson
Guitar chords for Harriet Tubman
Bm One night I dreamed I was in slavery G A Bm 'Bout 1850 was the time F# Sorrow was the only sign G A Bm Nothing around to ease my mind Out of the night appeared a lady G A Bm Leading a distant pil-grim band D E F# First mate, she yelled pointing her hand G A Bm Make room on board for this young man Bm Singing come on up, mm mm mm, I got a lifeline G A Bm Come on up to this train of mine Come on up, mm mm mm, I got a lifeline G A Bm Come on up to this train of mine A G She said her name was Harriet Tubman D E F#7 Bm And she drove for the under-ground railroad
Walter was an escaped slave and Harriet Tubman was a leader of the underground railroad, a secret network of ‘safe houses’ that helped slaves escape to the north during the American Civil War. For most slaves the only hope of freedom was escape.