In That Great Gettin Up Mornin

Harry Belafonte

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I: I’m gonna tell you ’bout the coming of the judgment   Fare thee well fare thee well   I’m gonna tell you ’bout the coming of the judgment   Fare thee well fare thee well   There’s a better day a coming   fare thee well fare thee well   Yes there’s a better day a coming   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   II: Oh preacher fold your bible   fare thee well fare thee well   Oh preacher fold your bible   fare thee well fare thee well   For the last souls converted   fare thee well fare thee well   Yes for the last souls converted   fare thee well fare thee well   Chorus: In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   iII: Blow your trumpet Gabriel   fare thee well fare thee well   Blow your trumpet Gabriel   fare thee well fare thee well   Lord how loud shall I blow it   fare thee well fare thee well   Blow it right and calm and easy   fare thee well fare thee well   Do not ’larm all my people   fare thee well fare thee well   Tell them all come to the judgment   fare thee well fare thee well   Chorus: In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   IV: Then you see that fork of lightening   fare thee well fare thee well   Then you hear that rumbling thunder   fare thee well fare thee well   Then you see dem stars a falling   fare thee well fare thee well   Then you see the world on fire   fare thee well fare thee well   V: Then you see dem sinners rising   fare thee well fare thee well   See ’em marching home for heaven   fare thee well fare thee well   Farewell poor sinners   fare thee well fare thee well   Farewell poor sinners   fare thee well fare thee well Chorus: In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well   In that great gettin’ up morning   fare thee well fare thee well

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