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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Odetta
Odetta
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Odetta
Odetta
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dean Gitter
Dean Gitter
Producer
J. Hawkins
J. Hawkins
Engineer

Lyrics

Oh, freedom
Oh, freedom
Oh, freedom
Over me
And before I'd be a slave
I'd be buried in my grave
Go home to my Lord
And be free
No more mourning
No more mourning
No more mourning
Over me
And before I'd be a slave
I'll be buried in my grave
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
Go home to my Lord
And be free
Come and go with me to that land
Come and go with me to that land
Go with me to that land
Where I'm bound
Come and go with me to that land
Come and go with me to that land
Go with me to that land
Where I'm bound
There's no kneeling in that land
There's no kneeling in that land
No kneeling in that land
Where I'm born
There's no kneeling in that land
There's no kneeling in that land
No kneeling in that land
Where I'm born
Why don't you come and go with me to that land?
Come and go with me to that land
Go with me to that land
Where I'm bound
Come and go with me to that land
Come and go with me to that land
Go with me to that land
Where I'm bound
I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
Thank God I'm on my way
Gonna ask my brother
Won't you come with me?
Gonna ask my brother
Aren't you going with me?
I'm gonna ask my brother
Why won't you go with me?
I'm on my way
Thank God, I'm on my way
Gonna ask my captain
Won't you let me go?
Ask my captain
Why won't you let me go?
I'm gonna ask my captain
Why won't you let me go?
I'm on my way
Thank God, I'm on my way
If he says no, no, no, no, no
I'll go anyhow
If he says no
Gonna go anyhow
And if he says no
Gonna go anyhow
I'm on my way
Thank God, I'm on my way
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
And I won't turn back
I'm on my way
Thank God I'm on my way
Written by: Odetta

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