We Shall Be Free Lyrics

CHORUS 1.
In the mornin'
You shall be free
'Fore day
You shall be free
Hear me say
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free
VERSE 1.
I was down in the hen house other night
Awful dark, I didn't have no light
I reached for a chicken, I got me a goose
A man come out, I had to turn him loose

CHORUS 2.
I jumped a gully
You shall be free
I jumped a rose bush
You shall be free
...
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free

VERSE 2.
Preacher an' a rooster had a terr'ble fight
Preacher knocked the rooster clean out o' sight
Preacher told the rooster that'll be all right
Meet ya at the hen house tomorrow night

CHORUS 3.
You shall be free
In the mornin'
You shall be free
You know, rooster
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free

VERSE 3.
I's down in the hen house on my knees
I thought I heard a chicken sneeze
Only a rooster sayin' his prayers
Thankin' his God for the hens upstairs
CHORUS 4.
Here's the preacher
You shall be free
He's a-singin'
You shall be free
Takin' up c'llection
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free

VERSE 4.
Oh, some folks says times is hard
Preacher says put your trust in God
Matter no diff'rence, don't you see
A hog can't run too fast for me

CHORUS 5.
Gettin' that ...
You shall be free
Gettin' that hogeye
You shall be free
Eatin' up chitt'lin's
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free
VERSE 5.
As some people say, a preacher won't steal
I caught two down in my corn fiel'
One had a bushel, other had a peck
Other'n had a roastin' ear down his neck

CHORUS 6. ...
You shall be free
Gettin' roastin' ears
You shall be free
Gettin' dried corn
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free

VERSE 6.
Oh the gun said boom an' the hog said ...
... jumped on 'er with all o' his will
...
How that hog gets ...

CHORUS 7. ...
You shall be free
I don't care
You shall be free
Forget about ...
You shall be free
When the good Lord sets you free