Run Come See Jerusalem
Publisher:
| The Brothers Four | CS8628, CCM090-2, DICD01051, |
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| Odetta | 8345 |
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| Phoenix Singers | WS1485 |
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| The Seekers | 8146392 |
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| Weavers | VCD4-147-150 |
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It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine,
Run come see, I remember that day very well,
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Run come see, Jerusalem.
That day they were talkin' 'bout a storm in the islands,
My God what a beautiful morning
They were talkin' 'bout a storm in the islands
Run come see, Jerusalem
That day there were three ships a leavin' out the harbor
The Ethel, the Myrtle and the Pretoria,
There were three ships a leavin' out the harbor
Run come see, Jerusalem
These ships were bound for a neighbouring island
With the mothers and children on board
These ships were bound for a neighbouring island
Run come see, Jerusalem
Now the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Rocking from side to side
Yes the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Run come see, Jerusalem
My God, when the first wave hit the Pretoria
The mothers come hauling to their children my God
When the first wave hit the Pretoria
Run come see, Jerusalem
My God, there were thirty-three souls on the water
Oh my God they were swimming and praying to the good Lord
There were thirty-three souls on the water
Run come see, Jerusalem
My God, now George Brown he was the captain
He shouted come my children come pray
He said, "Come now, witness your judgment"
Run come see, Jerusalem
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine,
Run come see, I remember that day very well,
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Run come see, Jerusalem.
