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She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain
Late 19th Century 
USA Lyrics
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (Toot! Toot!)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (Toot! Toot!)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes. (Toot! Toot!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes, (Whoa back!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes, (Whoa back!)
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes. (Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes, (Hi Babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes, (Hi Babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi Babe! Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (Yum! Yum!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (Yum! Yum!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings,
We'll have chicken and dumplings,
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Yum! Yum! Hi Babe! Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
(Other potential verses include: "She'll be wearing pink pyjamas," "We'll kill the old red rooster," etc., accumulating the sound effects/responses.)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (Toot! Toot!)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes. (Toot! Toot!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes, (Whoa back!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes, (Whoa back!)
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes. (Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes, (Hi Babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes, (Hi Babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi Babe! Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (Yum! Yum!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes, (Yum! Yum!)
We'll have chicken and dumplings,
We'll have chicken and dumplings,
We'll have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Yum! Yum! Hi Babe! Whoa back! Toot! Toot!)
(Other potential verses include: "She'll be wearing pink pyjamas," "We'll kill the old red rooster," etc., accumulating the sound effects/responses.)
History and Meaning
Music scholars generally agree that it evolved from an older African American spiritual titled "When the Chariot Comes." This spiritual envisioned the arrival of the chariot for the final journey, a theme common in religious folk music. Sometime in the late nineteenth century, likely influenced by the expansion of railroads across America, the song began to transform. The 'chariot' became a train, and the focus shifted from a spiritual event to the more earthly, excited anticipation of someone's arrival. Often associated with railroad workers and Appalachian communities, it developed call and response elements ("Toot! Toot!", "Hi Babe!") that make it a lively group song.