The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching in)

Authors: Traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan; Lead vocal: Tony Sheridan

Oh well, when the saints go marching in
When the saints go marching in
Mm, I'm gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Ooh, when the old saints go marching in

Oh, when the sun, yeah, begin to shine
Mm, when that old sun above begins to shine
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Oh, when the sun begin to shine

Yeah, when my Lord, when he'd call me there
Ah, when my old Lord, yeah, he'd call me there
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Oh, when my old lord, he'd call me there

Yeah, when the saints go marching in
Well, when the saints go marching, marching in
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Yeah, when the saints go marching in

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Woah!

Well, when the sun, yeah, begin to shine
Ooh, when the sun, yeah, begin to shine
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Ooh, when that old sun, boy, begin to shine

Well, I said, easy one time
Uh huh mm
Mm uh huh huh
Yeah!
Oh, I like it that way, baby!
Mm
Yeah!
Ooh
When the saints go marching in

Well, when the saints go marching in
Yeah, when the saints go marching in
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Yeah, when the saints go marching in

When the Lord, when he'd call me there
Yeah, when my Lord, he'd call me there
I'll tell you something, I'm a-gonna be, gonna be, I'm a-gonna be in that number
Yeah, when the saints go marching in

Credits

Recorded: June 22, 1961 at Friedrich-Eberts-Halle, Hamburg, Germany
Tony Sheridan - lead vocal
John Lennon - rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar
George Harrison - lead guitar
Pete Best - drums
Karl Hinze - engineer

This version of the song available on

US albums

The Beatles - Circa 1960 in the Beginning (1970)

Singles

My Bonnie / The Saints (1962)

EPs

My Bonnie (1963)