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Thread #93754   Message #1808170
Posted By: Azizi
12-Aug-06 - 01:12 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Gospel song 'The Welcome Table'
Subject: ADD Version: I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table
Here's a version of I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table" which was written as a Civil Rights song:

I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table

I'm gonna sit at the welcome table,
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days,
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table,
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days.

I'm gonna walk the streets of glory,
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory one of these days,
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory,
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory one of these days.

I'm gonna get my civil rights,
I'm gonna get my civil rights one of these days,
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna get my civil rights,
I'm gonna get my civil rights one of these days.

I'm gonna sit at the Woolworth counter,
I'm gonna sit at the Woolworth counter one of these days,
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sit at the Woolworth counter,
I'm gonna sit at the Woolworth counter one of these days.

McComb, Mississippi, Freedom School Play

This song was part of a play written by the students of the McComb, Mississippi, Freedom School in 1964.