I'm Workin' on the Building

Cat. #1041 (MFH #724) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 28, 1969

CHORUS:
I'm workin, on th buildin'
Workin' on th buildin'
Workin' on th buildin'
For my Lord, for my Lord

VERSE 1
If I were a preacher
Tell you what I would do
I'd keep on preachin'
And work on th buildin' too

VERSE 2
Get th Holy Ghost childring
Get th Holy Ghost childring
Get th Holy Ghost childring
An' work on th buildin' too

VERSE 3
If I were a gambler
Tell you what I would do
Quit my gamblin'
An' work on th buildin' too

Same as above for Drunkard Ollie said, she made a mistake. It should be Preacher, Gambler, Drunkard.

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