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We adapted (wrote new words) to this song from Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Unaccompanied trio.

lyrics

When you meet one on the way
What’s the news, what’s the news
Pray what’s the order of the day
What’s the news, what’s the news
I’ve got good news today
Music helps you find the way
That’s what we’re here to say
That’s the news, that’s the news.

When you meet one on the way
What’s the news, what’s the news
You have always something to say
What’s the news, what’s the news
Since my soul learned how to sing
I feel joy in everything
That’s the message we’re here to bring
That’s the news, that’s the news.

When you meet one on the way
What’s the news, what’s the news
Pray what’s the order of the day
What’s the news, what’s the news
I’ve got good news to tell
Music helps to keep you well
Soothes the soul and makes you whole
That’s the news, that’s the news.


When you meet one on the way
What’s the news, what’s the news
You have always something to say
What’s the news, what’s the news
We’ll tell you with no shame
In song we will proclaim
Music helps to spread the flame
That’s the news, that’s the news.

That’s the news, oh that’s the news
That’s the news, oh that’s the news
Music helps to spread the flame
That’s the news, that’s the news

credits

from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Alice Gerrard-vocal
Jeanie McLerie-vocal
Irene Herrmann-vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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