Mavis Staples - I'll Be Rested Lyrics
[Instrumental intro with bell]
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
Like a mighty stream
Keep alive the names
Of those who put their lives out on the front lines
And died just trying to live and breathe
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
See Medgar Evers
Andrew Goodman
When the roll is called
James Chaney
When the roll is called
Michael Schwerner and Emmett Till
When the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
Carole Robertson
When the roll is called
Denise and Cynthia
When the roll is called
Addie Mae Collins
When the roll is called
Herbert Lee, William Brewster, Louie Allen
I'll be rested when the roll is called
Yes I will
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
I'll be rested when the roll is called
See Fred Hampton
When the roll is called
Brother Malcolm
When the roll is called
Robert Kennedy
When the roll is called
Reverend Martin Luther King
When the roll is called
Oh what a time
Oh what a time!
He'll say: 'Servant, servant well done
Come on home and rest your weary, your weary bones'
I'm gonna join the heavenly choir
I'll be rested
Oh! Look here! Sister Mahalia Jackson
Brother Archie Brownlee
Sister Clara Ward
Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey
Reverend Julius Cheeks
And look over there, there goes Dr. Watts
Sister Marion Williams
Oh my, my, my
Oh there he is, Poppa Staples,
And you got your guitar with you
Oh what a time
Singing with a heavenly choir
And we're going to sing, sing hallelujah
And never get tired
Oh, thank you now
We're back together now
[Fades]
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Mavis Staples - Too Close / On My Way To Heaven
- Mavis Staples - Take Us Back
- Mavis Staples - Love And Trust
- Mavis Staples - If It's A Light
- Mavis Staples - Action
- Mavis Staples - High Note
- Mavis Staples - Don't Cry
- Mavis Staples - Tomorrow
- Mavis Staples - Dedicated
- Mavis Staples - History, Now
- Mavis Staples - One Love
- Mavis Staples - Jesus Lay Down Beside Me
- Mavis Staples - Wish I Had Answered
- Mavis Staples - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Mavis Staples - Fight
- Mavis Staples - Holy Ghost
- Mavis Staples - Every Step
- Mavis Staples - Can You Get To That
Rand Lyrics
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- John Fogerty - Someday Never Comes
- John Fogerty - Who'll Stop The Rain
- John Fogerty - Hot Rod Heart
- John Fogerty - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- John Fogerty - Proud Mary
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