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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Canton Spirituals
The Canton Spirituals
Performer
Albertina Walker
Albertina Walker
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.
Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.
Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.
Producer
Cornelius D. Watkins
Cornelius D. Watkins
Producer
Victor Allen, Sr.
Victor Allen, Sr.
Producer

Lyrics

I had a dream one night
I dreamed I went home
To live with Jesus
And when I got there
One of the first things I saw was Momma's face
I began to sing a song that I never sung in my life
And my song said
Hello Mother
I done made it over
Hello Mother
I done made it over
And I don't know about you
But sometimes I had to cry
But he wiped the tears
From my eyes
And I made it over
And I'm alright now
(One more time)
Hello mother
I done made it over
You know what
I got mistreated sometimes
That's alright
Still I made it over
I don't know about ya'll but
Sometimes I had to cry
Sometimes enemies
Went all the way around me
But I kept on singing
Kept on praying
Kept on praying
(ad-libs)
He wiped the tears
From my eyes
I made it over
I made it over
And I'm alright now
Written by: Garry Don Richardson, Harvey Lee Watkins Jr.

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