—Willard Robison
Verse:
Oh, ye careless daughters, gather round ye proud and boastful sons.
I've been preachin' in this schoolhouse askin' you to raise some buildin' funds.
Your contributions have been very slow. I ask the lord what I should do.
Now I have his answer bretheren, so I'll shout it out for you.
Chorus:
Bring along your hammer and bring along your nails, we'll have a new home in the morning
Bring along your hymn books we'll sit on cotton bales, and we'll sing a new song in the morning
You gotta start givin' before you can get, you gotta start doin' some things you haven't done yet
Bring along the old folks and bring the children, too. We'll have a new home in the morning.
Bridge:
We'll have a big camp meeting and a big revival day, we gotta have religion to keep that devil at bay.
We'll have a southern moon to shine on while we pray, we'll have a Swannee river to wash our sins away
Instrumental
Verse
Chorus
intro-verse—chorus—bridge—instrumental(ch)—verse—chorus—out
Verse:
I – IV | I | I – IV | I |
I – IV | I | I – IV | I |
V7 | I | V7 | I |
I – IV | I | V – II | V |
Chorus:
I – IV | I – IV | I – IV | I |
I – IV | I – IV | I – IV | I |
III7 | III7 – IV | II7 | V7 |
I – IV | I – IV | I – IV | I |
Bridge:
I-IV I-IV | I | III7 | I |
I-IV I-IV | I | III7 | I |