Early in the morning
When the church bells toll
The choir's gonna sing

And the hearse will roll
On down to the graveyard
Where it's cold and gray

And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away


Don't want no sorrow
For this old orphan boy

I don't want no crying
Only tears of joy
I'm gonna see my mother

Gonna see my father
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning

When I go away

I'll be lifted up to the clouds

On the wings of angels
There's only flesh and bones
In the ground

Where my troubles will stay

See that storm over yonder

It's gonna rain all day
But then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows

When I go away

(I'm going home - Lift me up)

When I go away
(No more trouble - I'm going home)
(Lift me up - When I go away)

No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials

(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the ground
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)

No more troubles
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)

Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard
Home to leave my trials

And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away


All my kin who love me
All my friends who care

Look beyond the dark clouds
We're gonna meet up there


When they lay me in the cold ground
Bow your heads and pray
(Bow your heads and pray)


And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning

When I go away

And then the sun's gonna shine

Through the shadows
When I go away


(I'm going home - Lift me up)
When I go away
(No more trouble - I'm going home)

(Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)

Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more troubles
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard

Home to leave my trials
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away


And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away
Ah, when I go away
When I go away
(When I go away)

When I go away
(When I go away)
When I go away