Way down, Lordy
Way down, Lord
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, hallelujah
Way down, Lord
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Come on, my brother, take a walk with me
Way down in Egypt land
Down by the river and over Galilee
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, hallelujah
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Ain't been to heaven but I been told
Way down in Egypt land
Streets of pearl and the gates of gold
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, Lord
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Eighteen-hundred-and-ninety-nine
Way down in Egypt land
Jesus turned that water to wine
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, hallelujah
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Ain't been to heaven but I been told
Way down in Egypt land
Streets of pearl and the gates of gold
Way down in Egypt land
Come on, my brother, take a walk with me
Way down in Egypt land
Down by the river and over Galilee
Way down in Egypt land

Ain't been to heaven but I been told
Way down in Egypt land
Streets of pearl and the gates of gold
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, Lord
Way down
Way down in Egypt land

Mind, my sister, how you walk the cross
Way down in Egypt land
Right foot slip and your soul'll be lost
Way down in Egypt land

Satan's like a snake in the grass
Way down in Egypt land
Always a-creeping in the Christian's path
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, Lord
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land
Yes, way down, Lordy
Way down, Lord
Way down, Lord
Way down in Egypt land

Yes, way down, hallelujah
Way down, Lord
Way down
Way down in Egypt land