<P> The song ostensibly refers to the Second Coming of Christ and subsequent Rapture , with the she referring to the chariot that the returning Christ is imagined as driving . Like most spirituals originating in the African - American community , however , this was probably a coded anthem for the Underground Railroad . </P>
<P> The song ostensibly refers to the Second Coming of Christ and subsequent Rapture , with the she referring to the chariot that the returning Christ is imagined as driving . Like most spirituals originating in the African - American community , however , this was probably a coded anthem for the Underground Railroad . </P>
who is the song she 'll be coming round the mountain about
who is the song she 'll be coming round the mountain about
the Second Coming of Christ and subsequent Rapture
the Second Coming of Christ and subsequent Rapture