[Lead] Sun come crawling over that hill— [Gang] We’ll see that morning yet. [Lead] Back bent low, but the heart stand still— [Gang] We’ll see that morning yet. [Lead] Cut that clay and lift that stone, Every mile gonna lead us home. [Gang] Raise it high, lay it down, We ain’t buried in this ground. Hold that line, don’t forget— We’ll see that morning yet. [Lead] My hands got blood where the iron tore— [Gang] But my hands can build a door. [Lead] My feet got chains, but my mind runs free— [Gang] Ain’t no lock got hold of me. [Lead] Road run east and the road run west, Freedom knows the way home best. [Gang] Raise it high, lay it down, We ain’t buried in this ground. Hold that line, don’t forget— We’ll see that morning yet. [Lead] One man weak— [Gang] Then two men stand. [Lead] Three men lift— [Gang] With a brother’s hand. [Lead] Four men sing— [Gang] And the whole line rise. [Lead] Ain’t no ditch deep enough for the sky. [Gang] Raise it high, lay it down, We ain’t buried in this ground. Hold that line, don’t forget— We’ll see that morning yet. [Bridge: voices only, no tools] [Lead,] Mother, keep the lamp burning low. [Gang] Mmm... we coming home. [Lead] Tell my child I still know his name. [Gang] No chain can take that away. [Lead] When the night says, “You ain’t free,” Sing one louder back to me. [Gang] Raise it high, lay it down, Thunder sleeping underground. Shoulder strong and faces wet— We’ll see that morning yet. Raise it high, lay it down, One day we will leave this town. Hold that line, don’t forget— [Lead,] Lord, we ain’t done living yet! [Gang] We’ll see that morning— We’ll see that morning— We’ll see that morning yet.
