| lyric | |: John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave. :|
John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave.
But his soul goes marching on.
Refrain:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, (glory) hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His soul goes marching on.
|: He’s gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord. :|
He’s gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord.
His soul goes marching on.
|: John Brown’s knapsack is strapped upon his back. :|
John Brown’s knapsack is strapped upon his back.
His soul goes marching on.
|: John Brown died that the slaves might be free. :|
John Brown died that the slaves might be free.
His soul goes marching on.
|: The stars above in heaven now are looking kindly down. :|
The stars above in heaven now are looking kindly down.
His soul goes marching on.
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John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
but his soul is marching on!
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
his soul is marching on!
John Brown died that the slave might be free
John Brown died that the slave might be free
John Brown died that the slave might be free
but his soul is marching on!
Now has come the glorious jubilee
and his soul is marching on
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
his soul is marching on!
John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a mould'ring in the grave
but his soul is marching on!
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
Glory glory halleluja
his soul is marching on!
Yeh his soul is marchhing on! |