“When the Saints Go Marching In”

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Trudging through snow-encrusted urban parks and narrow streets into the adjoining neighborhood known as Dumbo, the musicians played “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2021

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

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