We are waiting for the boatman, We're waiting for the boatman, Lord
We're waiting for the boatman, who rose from Calvary

And we'll all go together, We'll all go together
To see the Lord Jesus walking on a cloud
With a Rainbow 'Round His Shoulders

O, Fathers are you ready, Fathers are you ready, Lord
O, Fathers are you ready and don't you want to go

And we'll all go...

Repeat for Mothers, Sisters, etc., and end with the "waiting for the boatman" verse and a last chorus


This is a great camp-meeting song, believe I heard it from Jean Ritchie. The tune is the same as Seneca Square Dance, but AB instead of AABB in form.