I Wish I Had Died in Egyptland, Pt. 1

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The Lord got a great gob of what is this The Lord got a great gob of what is that God commanded plants to grow God commanded sea to roll God commanded the bird to fly In his mouth he had a seed From that seed it sprung a root From that root it sprung a vine From that vine it sprung a shade And 'long came a cutworm and cut it down Now amen and Halleluia And amen and I wish I had died in Egyptland Now hey Lord and Halleluia And hey Lord and way down in Egyptland Your neighbor go 'bout and she talk about you Your neighbor go 'bout and she talk about me I had an old aunt and she do the same She get to lyin' so fast she couldn't call no name Now amen and Halleluia And amen and I wish I had died in Egyptland Now hey Lord and Halleluia And hey Lord and way down in Egyptland Now they told there's a tree in the paradise Hey Lord done fell on me And the persons called it the tree of life Hey Lord done fell on me Now amen and Halleluia And amen and I wish I had died in Egyptland Now hey Lord and Halleluia And hey Lord and way down in Egyptland It's a way over yonder in the harvest field Hey Lord done fell on me Where the angels are workin' with the carriage wheel Hey Lord done fell on me Now amen and Halleluia And amen and I wish I had died in Egyptland Now hey Lord and Halleluia And hey Lord and way down in Egyptland I wish I'd a died when I was young Hey Lord done fell on me I would not have this great long race to run Hey Lord done fell on me Now amen and Halleluia And amen and I wish I had died in Egyptland Now hey Lord and Halleluia And hey Lord and way down in Egyptland