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A old spiritual sung by plantation slaves.

Recently popularized (in the UK) by the success of England's rugby squad in the Rugby World Cup and in particular Fly-Half Jonny Wilkinson. He scored a conversion in the last 90 seconds or so, putting the score ahead to 20-17, from 17-17.

For those who come from non-rugby playing countries:

Try: 5 points.
Conversion: 3 points. Mr Wilkinson's speciality.
Swing Low, Sweet Chaaariot,
Comin' for to carry me home...

Swing Low, Sweet Chaaariot,
Comin' for to carry me home...

...and so on.

Swing Low primarily refers to their eventual semblances of freedom, E.T.A. 28th August 1963. Possibly, the "Sweet Chariot" symbolizes civil rights legislation that may free the oppressed black peoples of America, and everywhere in a more general way.

Swing Low, Sweet Chaaariot,
Comin' for to carry me home...
swing low by Comrade Dmitri March 7, 2004
Urban Dictionary Merch
to have oral sex.
I was trying to get some stank on my swing low when the bitch hit me in the head with a smoodee.

*Smoodee: an iron used to iron ones clothes (eg: smoodees the wrinkles out fo the clothes)
swing low by Denise November 29, 2004
i must correct the chap above as the sing low has been in use by the englang rugby union team for some time!!
swing low sweet chariot coming for to carry me home!!!!!!!!!!!!!
swing low by leelad March 25, 2004
a line in a song by hole...
"swing low. sweet cherry.
make it aweful...." and so on...
swing low by m. wuornos January 19, 2005

Swing Low Sweet Chariot 

When two men kneel facing each other naked and attempt to swing each other's ballsacks into one another, a reference to the old negro spiritual.
Last night me and my roommate attempted to swing low sweet chariot however our sacks wouldn't tap.
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