Wake Up, Jacob
Found in Slave Songs of the United States (1867), recorded on Bound to Go.
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way;
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way.
I want to go to heaven when I die,
Do love the Lord:
I want to go to heaven when I die,
Do love the Lord.
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way;
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way.
I got some friends on the other shore,
Do love the Lord;
I want to see 'em more and more,
Do love the Lord.
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way;
Wake up, Jacob, day is a-breaking,
I'm on my way.