Swing lo, oh, sweet chariot
Comin’ for to carry me home
Swing lo, oh, sweet chariot
Comin’ for to carry me on home...

Now, where have all our heroes gone
Long time passing, long ago?
Since ’68 there’s scarce been one
Comin’ for to carry me on home

We got’ta walk that lonesome valley
River’s deep, the water is wide
Ain’t nobody else can walk it for you or me
Comin’ for to carry me on home

If I had a hammer and liberty bell to ring
Comin’ for to carry me on home
I’d ring an’ hammer all day ‘till peace an’ 
     freedom reign
Comin’ for to carry me on home

You know, they say this land was made for 
     you an’ me
Rainbow red, brown, yellow, black an’ white
Sing out love for each other if you want it to 
     be free
Comin’ for to carry me on home

Plant seeds of justice in songs of freedom
Comin’ for to carry me on home
From Jerusalem on to the gates of Eden
Comin’ for to carry me on home

Well, there’s no doubt, someday we shall 
     overcome
And we know love will remain
An unbroken circle, links in the chain
Comin’ for to carry me on home

Gonna turn swords into tools to feed the poor 
Truth and justice will fill the land
There’s gonna be peace on earth, lion 
     gonna lay down with the lamb
Comin’ for to carry me on home

Yeah, there’s a time, time for every season
And we’re gonna turn, turn, turn
Pete sketched out the lesson, by God we’re 
     gonna learn
Comin’ for to carry me on home

Swing lo, sweet chariot
Comin’ for to carry me on home
Swing lo, sweet chariot
Comin’ for to carry me on home

‘Till the human rights battle is won
And at long last we’ve overcome
Comin’ for to carry me on home 

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