Down In the Valley to Pray

Down In the Valley to Pray

“Down In the Valley to Pray” – Todd Phillips
From the recording: In the Pines
Recordings engineered by: Tom Size, Mark Slagle, Mike Marshall,
Jim Nunally, Donivan Cowart.
Recorded at: Tomland Studios, Gatorland, and The Truck.
Mix engineer: Tom Size.
Disc mastered at Sienna Digital by Rainer Gembalczyk.
Publishing: Gourd Music (BMI) / Bubinga Music (BMI)

In the spirit of the old-time musicians, I invited my friends together and asked what tunes they knew or wanted to contribute. We didn't plan exactly how our musical arrangements would go until we began to play the tunes. I wanted them to evolve naturally in the hands of the musicians playing them, so we worked up each one just moments before recording.
“Down In the Valley To Pray” is a traditional spiritual. I wanted to make it almost chant-like, gritty.
(Todd Phillips)

English folklorist Bert Lloyd notes that the song was printed in the Georgia shape note hymnbook of 1878,
The Olive Leaf, and in Seward and White's Jubilee Songs of 1872.

Scott Nygaard - guitar
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Tony Trischka - banjo
Todd Phillips - bass

“Down In the Valley to Pray”

As I went down in the valley to pray
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the stary crown
Good Lord, show me the way

Oh fathers let's go down
Let's go down come on down
Oh fathers let's go down
Down in the valley to pray

As I went down in the valley to pray
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way

Oh mothers let's go down
Come on down don't you wanna go down
Come on mothers and let's go down
Down in the valley to pray

As I went down in the valley to pray
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the stary crown
Good Lord, show me the way

Oh brothers let's go down
Let's go down come on down
Come on brothers and let's go down
Down in the valley to pray

As I went down in the valley to pray
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way

Come on sinners and let's go down
Let's go down oh, come on down
Come on sinners and let's go down
Down in the valley to pray

As I went down in the valley to pray
Studyin' about that good old way
And who shall wear the stary crown
Good Lord, show me the way

Back to Kingdom Come


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	Down In the Valley to Pray “Down In the Valley to Pray” – Todd Phillips From the recording: In the Pines Recordings engineered by: Tom Size, Mark Slagle, Mike Marshall, Jim Nunally, Donivan Cowart. Recorded at: Tomland Studios, Gatorland, and The Truck. Mix engineer: Tom Size. Disc mastered at Sienna Digital by Rainer Gembalczyk. Publishing: Gourd Music (BMI) / Bubinga Music (BMI) In the spirit of the old-time musicians, I invited my friends together and asked what tunes they knew or wanted to contribute. We didn't plan exactly how our musical arrangements would go until we began to play the tunes. I wanted them to evolve naturally in the hands of the musicians playing them, so we worked up each one just moments before recording. “Down In the Valley To Pray” is a traditional spiritual. I wanted to make it almost chant-like, gritty. (Todd Phillips) English folklorist Bert Lloyd notes that the song was printed in the Georgia shape note hymnbook of 1878, The Olive Leaf, and in Seward and White's Jubilee Songs of 1872. Scott Nygaard - guitar Stuart Duncan - fiddle Tony Trischka - banjo Todd Phillips - bass “Down In the Valley to Pray” As I went down in the valley to pray Studyin' about that good old way And who shall wear the stary crown Good Lord, show me the way Oh fathers let's go down Let's go down come on down Oh fathers let's go down Down in the valley to pray As I went down in the valley to pray Studyin' about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way Oh mothers let's go down Come on down don't you wanna go down Come on mothers and let's go down Down in the valley to pray As I went down in the valley to pray Studyin' about that good old way And who shall wear the stary crown Good Lord, show me the way Oh brothers let's go down Let's go down come on down Come on brothers and let's go down Down in the valley to pray As I went down in the valley to pray Studyin' about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way Come on sinners and let's go down Let's go down oh, come on down Come on sinners and let's go down Down in the valley to pray As I went down in the valley to pray Studyin' about that good old way And who shall wear the stary crown Good Lord, show me the way Back to Kingdom Come