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Artist: Dr. John
Canonical path: /dr-john/when-the-saints-go-marching-in
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When The Saints Go Marching In
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When The Saints Go Marching In
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Well a-when the saints go marching in
When the saints go marching in
Mm I want to be, I'm gonna be in that number
Ooh when the saints go marching in
Oh when the sun yeah begins to shine
When that old sun begins to shine
I tell you something I'm gonna be I'm gonna be in that number
When the sun begins to shine
Yeah when my lord calls me home again
Ah when my lord calls me home again
I'll tell you I'm gonna be in that number
Oh when my lord calls me home again
Oh when the saints go marching in
When the saints go marching in
I tell you something I'm gonna be I'm gonna be in that number
When the saints go marching in
Well when the sun yeah begins to shine
When that sun begins to shine
I tell you something I'm gonna be I'm gonna be in that number
When that old sun begins to shine
Lazy one time
Mm mm, yeah, all right, mm, yeah
Ooh when the saints go marching in
Yeah when the saints go marching in
Yeah when the saints go marching in
I tell you something, I'm gonna be I'm gonna be in that number
Yeah when the saints go marching in
Yeah when my lord calls me home again
Ah when my lord calls me home again
I'll tell you I'm gonna be in that number
Oh when the saints go marching in
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