Dave Van Ronk — Oh What a Beautiful City

Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm What a beautiful city Great God What a beautiful city, well there's Twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Going on down to the river Pick my sword up in the sand Shove my troubles over I done made it to the promise land Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm What a beautiful city Great God What a beautiful city, well there's Twelve gates to the city, hallelu' If you see my dear old mother Won't you tell her please for me Well meet me in the city Well over in Galilee Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm What a beautiful city Great God What a beautiful city, well there's Twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Well there's three gates in the east Well there's three gates in the west Three gates in the north Well three gates in the south Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm What a beautiful city Great God What a beautiful city, well there's Twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Well meet me Jesus, meet me Won't you meet me in the middle of the air And if these wings should fail Well won't you meet me with another pair Well don't you know that-a Twelve gates to the city, hallelu' Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm What a beautiful city Great God What a beautiful city, well there's Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'