LYRICS
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MUSIC
| Name: | JOSHUA FIGHTS DE BATTLE
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| | Writer(s): | Traditional
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| Refrain.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.
1. You may talk about
yo’ King of Gideon,
You may talk about
yo’ man ob Saul;
Dere’s none like good ole Joshua
At the battle ob jericho.
Refrain.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.
2. Up to de walls ob Jericho
He march’d with spear in han’,
“Go blow dem ram’s horns,”
Joshua cried, “Cos de battle
am in my han’,”
Refrain.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.
3. Den de ram sheep horns
‘gin to blow,
Trumpets begin to soun’,
Joshua commanded
de children to shout,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down!
Refrain.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua fights de battle ob Jericho,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.
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