Paul and Silas bound in jail,
Had no money for to go to their bail.
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Hold on, hold on,
Keep your eyes on the prize,
Hold on, Hold, on.
Paul and Silas begin to shout,
The jail door opened and they walked out,
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Freedom's name is mighty sweet,
Black and white are gonna meet.
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Got my hand on the Gospel plow,
I wouldn't take nothin' for my journey now.
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The only chain that a man can stand,
Is the chain of hand in hand.
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The only thing that we did wrong,
Stayed in the wilderness a day too long.
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But the one thing we did right,
Was the day we started to fight.
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We're gonna board that big Greyhound,
Carrin' love from town to town.
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We're gonna ride for civil rights,
We're gonna ride for both black and white.
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We've met jail and violence too,
But God's love has seen us through.
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Haven't been to heaven but I've been told,
Streets up there are paved with gold.
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Albenny Georgia lives in race,
We're goin' to fight it from place to place.
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I know what I think is right,
Freedom in the souls of black and white.
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Singing and shouting is very well,
Get off your seat and go to jail.
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Jordan River is deep and wide,
We'll find freedom on the other side.
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