On the Other Shore
Traditional

South Carolina Version:

We have mothers over yonder,
We have mothers over yonder,
We have mothers over yonder,
Over yonder’s ocean.

Bye and bye, we’ll go and see him,
Bye and bye, we’ll go and see him,
Bye and bye, we’ll go and see him,
Over yonder’s ocean.

Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Over yonder’s ocean.

(The same pattern continues with “fathers,” “brothers,” and “sisters.”)

Lomax’s Version:

I have a mother, gone to glory,
I have a mother, gone to glory,
I have a mother, gone to glory,
On the other shore.

Bye and bye, I’ll go and see her,
Bye and bye, I’ll go and see her,
Bye and bye, I’ll go and see her,
On the other shore.

Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
On the other shore.