Intro : (4x)
H ush little baby don't you c ry
You k now your mama was born to d ie
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
The r iver of Jordan is muddy and c old
Well it c hills the body but not the s oul
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
I've g ot a little book with pages t hree
And e very page spells libert y
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
T oo late my brothers
Too late but never m ind
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
If l iving were a thing that money could b uy
Then the r ich would live and the poor would d ie
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
There g rows a tree in Parad ise
And the p ilgrims call it the Tree of L ife
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
T oo late my brothers
Too late but never m ind
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over
A ll m y tri als Lor d soon be over