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 O Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, conquerin' King! I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

Ef you see my Fa ther ´, 1 O yes! Jes' tell him fo' me O yes! For t' meet me t'-morrow in Gali lee´: Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, conquerin' King! I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

Ef yo' see John de Bap tis '´, O yes! Jes' tell him fo' me, O yes! Dat I's been to de ribber and I's been bap tize '´: Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, conquerin' King! I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'. Ef yo' want t' go t' Heb b'n ´, O yes! I'll-a tell yo' how , O yes! Jes' keep yo' han's on de gospel plow : Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, Jesus, Ride on, conquerin' King! I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n ´in'.

1 Other verses follow identical with these first two except for the substitution of the words "Sister" and "Brother" for "Mother" and "Father." This song may also be sung in broad dialect: "Ma Mudder," "Fader," "Brudder," etc.