When the Saints Go Marching In
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1. I am just a lonely pilgrim
D
plodding through this world of sin
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but I want to build a city
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where all people can march in.
G
R: Oh when the saints go marching in
D
oh when the saints go marching in
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oh Lord I want to be in that number
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when the saints go marching in.
2. Roll on Jordan roll on high
roll one side as we go by
there's a better world a-coming
and the saints go marching in.
R:
3. I am just a weary trav'ler
trav'ling through this world of woe
but I'm working for that morning
when there'll be peace down here below.
R:
4. Some say this world of trouble
is the only one we need
but I'm waiting for that morning
when the new world is revealed.
R: