I fell asleep at noon To that good ole’ familiar tune To the cicadas Buzzing and humming Down by the bayou
I know today is gonna be the day That the good lord coming to take me away Jesus, he gonna come down and save me He gonna come down and set my soul free
To the cicadas Buzzing and hummning Down by the bayou
I fell asleep in the hot sun With the air around me sticky and sweet I hear those boys comin’ with that gun But I’m just too tired to get on ma feet
I know today is gonna be the day That the good lord coming to take me away Jesus, he gonna come down and save me He gonna come down and set my soul free
I was lulled to sleep by that seductive song It was soft and dreamy And I was humming along Down by the water moving slow On the banks of the bayou Don’t no one gotta know
That today’s the day when good God Coming to take me away Yeah today’s the day Jesus coming to save my soul Praise the heavens he’s gonna turn it from black To shiny gold.