Oh, freedom,
Oh, freedom,
Oh, freedom over me!

Refrain.

An' befo' I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
An' go home to my Lord an' be free.

No mo' moanin' over me!
An' befo'...

No mo' weepin'...

There'll be singin'...

There'll be shoutin'...

There'll be prayin'...