"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as simply "The Saints", is a traditional

black spiritual Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with Black Americans, which merged sub-Saharan African cultural heritage with the ...

. It originated as a Christian

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and is often played by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

and his orchestra. The song is sometimes confused with a similarly titled composition "When the Saints Are Marching In" from 1896 by

Katharine Purvis Katharine Elinda Nash Purvis (May 19, 1842 – October 23, 1907) is best known as the lyricist for ''When the Saints Are Marching In''. Purvis was the daughter of a Methodist minister in Pennsylvania. After graduating from a seminary in 1860, she b ...

(lyrics) and

James Milton Black James Milton Black (19 August 1856 – 21 December 1938) was an American composer of hymns, choir leader and Sunday school teacher. Black was born in South Hill, New York, but worked, lived and died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is there that h ...

(music).

Origins and usage

The origins of this song are unclear. It apparently evolved in the early 1900s from a number of similarly titled gospel songs, including "When the Saints Are Marching In" (1896) and "When the Saints March In for Crowning" (1908). The first known recorded version was in

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by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on

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12073. Although the title given on the label is "When All the Saints Come Marching In", the group sings the modern lyrics beginning with "When the saints go marching in". No author is shown on the label. Several other gospel versions were recorded in the 1920s, with slightly varying titles but using the same lyrics, including versions by The Four Harmony Kings (1924), Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers (1924), Wheat Street Female Quartet (1925),

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(1926), Deaconess Alexander (1926), Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927), Robert Hicks (AKA

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, 1927), Blind Willie Davis (1928), and the

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(1928).Dixon, Robert M. W.; Godrich, John; Rye, Howard. ''Blues and Gospel Records 1890–1943'', Fourth Edition, 1997. The earliest versions were slow and stately, but as time passed, the recordings became more rhythmic, including a distinctly up-tempo version by the Sanctified Singers on British

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. Even though the song had folk roots, a number of composers claimed copyright in it in later years, including

Luther G. Presley Luther G. Presley (March 6, 1887 – December 6, 1974) was a songwriter, musician, and Southern gospel music composer who is credited with writing more than 1,100 hymns. Biography Luther G. Presley was born on Beckett Mountain in Faulkner County ...

and

Virgil Oliver Stamps Virgil Oliver Stamps (1892 – 1940) was a shape note promoter, singer, composer, and singing school teacher. V. O. Stamps was born in and raised in the Stamps Community in Upshur County, Texas, and was a key individual in early gospel music pu ...

R. E. Winsett Robert Emmett Winsett (January 15, 1876 — June 26, 1952) was an American composer and publisher of gospel music. Biography Early years Winsett was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and graduated from the Bowman Normal School of Music in 1899. ...

. The tune is particularly associated with the city of

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. A

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, it has been recorded by many jazz and pop artists.

Lyrics

As with many numbers with long traditional folk use, there is no one "official" version of the song or its lyrics. This extends so far as confusion as to its name, with it often being mistakenly called "When the Saints Come Marching In". As for the lyrics themselves, their very simplicity makes it easy to generate new verses. Since the first and second lines of a verse are exactly the same, and the third and fourth are standard throughout, the creation of one suitable line in

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generates an entire verse. It is impossible to list every version of the song, but a common standard version runs: Often the first two words of the common third verse line ("Lord, how I want...") are sung as either "Oh how", "Oh, Lord" or even "Lord, Lord" as

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s to the simple melody at each third line. Arrangements vary considerably. The simplest is just an endless repetition of the chorus. Verses may be alternated with choruses, or put in the third of four repetitions to create an AABA form with the verse as the bridge. Some traditional arrangements often have ensemble rather than individual vocals. It is also common as an audience sing-along number. Versions using

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are often heard, e.g.: * Call: Oh when the Saints * Response: Oh when the Saints! The response verses can echo the same melody or form a

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melody, often

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opposite the rhythm of the main verses, and a solo singer might sing another counterpoint melody (solo

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) as a 3rd part in more complex arrangements.

Analysis of the traditional lyrics

The song is apocalyptic, taking much of its imagery from the

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, but excluding its more horrific depictions of the

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. The verses about the Sun and Moon are often interpreted as Solar and Lunar eclipses; the trumpet is the way in which the Last Judgment is announced. As the hymn expresses the wish to go to Heaven, picturing the saints going in (through the

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), it is entirely appropriate for funerals.

Bill Haley & His Comets version

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recorded a

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version of the song titled "The Saints Rock 'N' Roll". Bill Haley started the song, which he learned the song through his mother, with the line "Rocking and rolling all the way". The song was recorded on 23 September 1955, and released in March 1956 backed with "

R-O-C-K "R-O-C-K" is a 1956 rock and roll song recorded and co-written by Bill Haley and released as a Decca single. The song appeared in the 1956 Columbia Pictures movie ''Rock Around the Clock''. Background "R-O-C-K" was written by Bill Haley, Arrett ...

" on

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. It reached No. 18 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart, and No. 5 in the UK chart. A version of the song was included in the soundtrack of the 1956 film ''

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''.

Charts

Other versions

As gospel hymn

* First recorded by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073, mid-November 1923. This group may be related to the Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers. * Four Harmony Kings, Vocalion 14941, mid-November 1924. * Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers, Okeh 8170. . *

, in Chicago, IL, under the title "When the Saints Come Marching Home",

12390. * Recorded by

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man

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known as Sleepy John Estes, was an Am ...

accompanied by second guitar and

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for

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in Chicago, 1941. * This song is available in the

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

compilation ''Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings''. Sony BMG/Elvis Music

With traditional lyrics

helped make ''The Saints'' into a jazz standard with his 1938 Decca recording, which was added to the

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by the

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in 2021. * The tune was brought into the early

repertory by

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

as one of the traditional New Orleans numbers he often played to rock audiences. Domino would usually use "The Saints" as his grand finale number, sometimes with his horn players leaving the stage to parade through the theater aisles or around the dance floor. *

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

sang it in her own pop style. *

Connee Boswell Constance Foore "Connie" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio ...

recorded the number with the Original Memphis Five in 1957. *

performed the song during the

Million Dollar Quartet "Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. An article about the session ...

jam session and also recorded a version for his film, '' Frankie and Johnny''. *

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

included the song in a medley on his album ''

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'' (1961) * Other early rock artists to follow Domino's lead included

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

. *

Donna Hightower Donna Lubertha Hightower (December 28, 1926 – August 19, 2013) was an American R&B, soul and jazz singer and songwriter, who recorded and released albums for the Decca and Capitol labels. Later in her career she was based in Europe, where s ...

recorded the song in 1962 for Barclay Records as a swinging Twist number, complete with a scat vocal and imitation of Louis Armstrong. * The

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Kids sang this song at the end of their "Day At Camp" video. * In 1990,

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arranged a lively version of the song for the Cambridge Singers, piano or organ accompaniment, and a Dixieland jazz-style clarinet

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. *

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, sh ...

performed the song during the

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opening ceremony.

With non-traditional lyrics

and

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

performed a comedy duet version in the 1959 film ''

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'', naming composers and musicians who would play "on the day that the saints go marching in". *

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

sang a song called "When The Yanks Go Marching In" in 1943.*(The Weaver's) at Carnegie Hall track 16.1955 VMD-73101. *

Tony Sheridan Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity (21 May 1940 – 16 February 2013), known professionally as Tony Sheridan, was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany. He was best known as an early collaborator of th ...

made a successful rock and roll arrangement of the song which he recorded in 1961 with the then-unknown band

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as a backing group, significantly deviating some verses from the original lyrics. It was originally released as the B-side of a single coupled with "

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". * In 1983,

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...

, along with

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musicians Sal and Steve Monistere and Carlo Nuccio and a group of players for the

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team, recorded a popular version of the song incorporating the team's " Who Dat?" chant.Walker, Dave
"'Who dat?' popularized by New Orleans Saints fans when 'everybody was looking for the sign'"
''

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'', January 12, 2010, pp. A1, A10 (Saint Tammany Edition). * A version was released by

John Edmond John Edmond (born 18 November 1936) is a Rhodesian folk singer and retired soldier who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War where he was sometimes known ...

on his album "All Time Rhodesian Evergreens" entitled "The Saints" with additional verses about soldiers going on parade, doing fire force, among other things.

As football chants

"When the Saints Go Marching In" is frequently sung as

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s by fans during

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matches and also rugby league (particularly by fans of St Helens RLFC), often with the name or nickname of the team in place of the word "saints". Examples include "When the Saints Go Marching In" (

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St Albans City F.C. St Albans City Football Club (nicknamed ''The Saints'') is a semi-professional football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The club currently competes in the National League South (previously known as the Conference South), th ...

, and

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), "When the Reds Go Marching In (

Liverpool FC Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

)", "When the Posh Go Steaming In" (

Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

), "When the Spurs Go Marching In" or "When the Stripes Go Marching In" (

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), and "When the Blues Go Steaming In" (

Chelsea FC Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. Th ...

and

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

fans may have been introduced the chant when they used it for their star player

Ian St John John "Ian" St John (; 7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish professional football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a forward for Liverpool throughout most of the 1960s. Signed by Bill Shankly in 1961, St John was a key mem ...

in the 1960s. However, Southampton fans claimed to have used it in the 1950s. A version with edited lyrics is used as the club song for the

St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club ...

that compete in the

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Instrumental

* ''

Bunk Johnson Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a dec ...

's Band'' recorded an instrumental version on August 2, 1944. *Big Chief Jazzband recorded the tune in

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on May 10, 1953. It was released on the

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. *

Al Hirt Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album '' Honey in the Horn'' (1963), and for the them ...

released a version on his 1963 album, '' Our Man in New Orleans'' and was on ''

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and

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

released a version on the 1964 album, ''

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''. *

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released a version on his 1972 album ''Mr. Trumpet''. (

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) * It was recorded under the title "Revival" by

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. The band's management claimed authorship. * The rhythm of "When the Saints Go Marching In" was adapted by

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for its legal drama ''

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'' starring

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, which ran on

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from 1960 to 1962. * "When The Saints Go Marching In" was the regimental quick march for the

Rhodesian Light Infantry The 1st Battalion, Rhodesian Light Infantry (1RLI), commonly The Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), was a regiment formed in 1961 at Brady Barracks (Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia) as a light infantry unit within the army of the Federation of Rhodesia ...

until its disbanding in 1980. * Dominique, the battalion quick march of the 5th Battalion of the

Royal Australian Regiment The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a t ...

, has the melody of "When the Saints Go Marching In" adapted in its tune, along with the eponymous 1960s hit, sung by

Jeanine Deckers Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire () and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and a member of the Dominican Order in ...

(1933–1985). * An arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In" is the official march of the

Hälsinge Wing Hälsinge Wing ( sv, Hälsinge flygflottilj), also F 15 Söderhamn, or simply F 15, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Söderhamn in northern Sweden. Heraldry and traditions Coat of arms The first coat of arms of ...

(F 15) in Sweden. *

Tuts Washington Isidore "Tuts" Washington (January 24, 1907 – August 5, 1984) was an American blues pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He taught himself to play the piano at age 10 and studied with the New Orleans jazz pianist Joseph Louis "R ...

released a version on his 1983 album ''New Orleans Piano Professor''.

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