1 Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom,
Oh, freedom over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
I’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

2 No mo’ moanin’, no mo’ moanin’,
No mo’ moanin’ over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
I’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

3 No mo’ weepin’, no mo’ weepin’,
no mo’ weepin’ over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
I’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

4 There’ll be singin’, there’ll be singin’,
there’ll be singin’ over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
I’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

5 There’ll be shoutin’, there’ll be shoutin’,
there’ll be shoutin’ over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

6 There’ll be prayin’, there’ll be prayin’,
there’ll be prayin’ over me!
An’ be fo’ I’d be a slave
I’ll be buried in my grave,
An’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.