The Sunrise Song

THE SUNRISE SONG
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I
Ef you want ter reach de Promise Lan ‘en’git de milk en honey
You must always see de sunrise in de mawnin’!
Ef you want ter hear de jingle er a pocket full er money
You must always see de sun rise in de mawnin’!

II
You got ter be a sower ef you ever wants ter reap-
You got ter see the sun rise in de mawnin’!
You must follow whar de lark fly- shake de shackles er yo sleep-
You got ter see the sun rise in do mawnin’!
-Atlanta Constitution