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208. Heab'n

1 I gota shoes, you gota shoes,
All God’s children gota shoes,
When I go to Heabn gona put on my shoes,
Gonna walk all ober God’s Heab’n,
Heab’n, Heab’n;
Ev’rybody talk about Heab’n ain’t goin’ there.
Heab’n, Heab’n.
Gonna walk all ober God’s Heab’n.

2 I gota song, you gota song,
All God’s children gota song,
When I go to Heab’n gona sing a new song,
Gonna sing all ober God’s Heab’n,
Heab’n, Heab’n;
Ev’rybody talk about Heab’n ain’t going there,
Heab’n, Heab’n;
Gonna sing all ober God’s Heab’n.

3 I gota cross, you gota cross,
All God’s children gota cross,
When I go to Heab’n gonna lay down my cross,
Gonna shout all ober God’s Heab’n,
Heab’n, Heab’n;
Ev’rybody talk about Heab’n ain’t going there,
Heab’n, Heab’n;
Gonna shout all ober God’s Heab’n.

Coda:
Goann shout all ober God’s Heab’n.

Text Information
First Line: I gota shoes, you gota shoes
Title: Heab'n
Author: Unknown
Language: English
Publication Date: 1935
Tune Information
Name: [I gota shoes, you gota shoes]
Source: Spiritual



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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