Jesus gone be here, he gone be here soon,
He gone cover us up with leaves and a blanket from the moon,
With a promise and a vow, and a lullaby for my brow,
Jesus gone be here, he gone be here soon.

Well, I'm not gone do nothing but wait here, I don't have to shout,
I got no reason, I got no doubt,
He gone get me all unfurled from this mortal coiled up world,
Jesus gone be here, he gone be here soon.

I got to be faithful,
You know I been so good except for the drinking, but he knew I would,
And I want to leave this place better than the way that I found that it was,
Jesus gone be here, he gone be here soon,
Jesus gone be here, he gone be here soon.