shaped note

Idumea
Taken from http://pilgrimproduction.org/sacredharp/antioch/antioch.html

fa la la fa so so so
time for some shape note
singing
it starts out like this
one person casting around
sounds like
maybe he just stepped out of the shower
or he's the last guy in the church
closing up

then scatter-shot
like a bag full of cats
hornets, all kinds of creatures
curling like the shrill
of a bagpipe first filled
the whole choir joins in
better keep
on your toes
this'll be
a mighty churn of holy
sacred harp artillery
a hundred hands all
threshing this field of sound
fa fa fa so la so so
ain't gonna know
how your knees
find the plank floor
but there you are now
it isn't hard
to follow
pick your line
and just holler
that'll feel about right