When the Saints Go Marching in - Free Sheet Music and Lyrics

When the Saints Go Marching In, often just called The Saints, is a gospel hymn that is most commonly performed by Dixieland bands. Its traditional use is as a funeral march. On the way to the funeral the tune would be played as a dirge. On the way back it would be played as an upbeat tune in a Dixieland style.

When the Saints Go Marching In grew so popular among the general public that it was often the only Dixieland tune people could identify by name. As a result, the number of requests for the tune from New Orleans visitors became significant. So much so that Preservation Hall jazz musicians, out of their bordom from playing the tune, posted a fee schedule in the 1960's:

$1 - Standards
$2 - Unusual Requests
$5 - "The Saints"

Free Sheet Music
When the Saints Go Marching In for Easy Piano Solo
When the Saints Go Marching In for Recorder Solo
When the Saint Go Marching In for Flute Solo

Lyrics
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.

And when the sun refuse to shine,
And when the sun refuse to shine,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the sun refuse to shine.

And when the moon turns red with blood,
And when the moon turns red with blood,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the moon turns red with blood.

Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call,
Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the trumpet sounds its call.

Some say this world of trouble,
Is the only one we need,
But I'm waiting for that morning,
When the new world is revealed.

Oh When the new world is revealed,
Oh When the new world is revealed,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the new world is revealed.

Oh, when the saints go marching in ,
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.