We Shall Be Free

In the mornin' you, shall be free 'Fore day, you shall be free Hear me say, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free I was down in the hen house the other night Awful dark, I didn't have no light I reached for a chicken, I got me a goose A man come out, I had to turn him loose I jumped a gully, you shall be free I jumped a rose bush, you shall be free Got some cl's f'n, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free (now listen to me) Preacher an' a rooster had a terr'ble fight Preacher knocked the rooster clean out o' sight Preacher told the rooster that'll be all right Meet ya' at the hen house tomorrow night Well the preacher's house, you shall be free In the mornin', you shall be free You know, rooster, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free I's down in the hen house on my knees I thought I heard a chicken sneeze Only a rooster sayin' his prayers Thankin' his God for the hens upstairs Here's the preacher, you shall be free He's a-singin', you shall be free Takin' up c'llection, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free Oh, some folks says that times is hard Preacher says, put your trust in God Matter no diff'rence, don't you see A hog can't run too fast for me Gettin' that hog tie, you shall be free Gettin' that hogeye, you shall be free Eatin' up chitt'lin's, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free As some people say, a preacher won't steal I caught two down in my corn fiel' One had a bushel, other had a peck Other'n had a roastin' ear down his neck Here's a precha', you shall be free Gettin' roastin' ears, you shall be free Gettin' dried corn, you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free Oh, the gun said, boom, an' the hog said, b'l He jumped on 'er with all o' his will Put all the gold and put a hundred on the rail How that hog gets out nobody tell Here come the hog step, you shall be free I don't care, you shall be free Forget about the gilda', you shall be free When the good Lord sets you free