(before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave)
Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom,
Oh freedom over me.
And before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free.
No more weepin'
No more weepin'
No more weepin' over me
And before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free.
There'll be singing
There'll be singing
There'll be singing over me
And before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free.
Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom,
Oh freedom over me.
And before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free.
And go home to my Lord and be free.
And go home to my Lord and be free.