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“When the Saints Go Marching In”

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  1. An American spiritual (see also spiritual), one of the best-known songs played by Dixieland bands. The first verse is:

    Oh, when the saints go marching in,

    Oh, when the saints go marching in,

    Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number,

    When the saints go marching in.


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Instead, the two are shown playing snippets of “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Amazing Grace,” both songs that are in the public domain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2020

They tweaked “When the Saints Go Marching In” to say, “Oh, when the Pelicans win the NBA championship.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2020

But I also can’t think of a better way to send off Mac Rebennack than this video of him performing “When the Saints Go Marching In” from said video series.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2019

In this club, you are as likely to hear that song as you are to hear “When the Saints Go Marching In” at Preservation Hall.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019

Familiar tunes the duo sang at Brooksby Village were: “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here.”

From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2015

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