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Oh John saw de holy numbah,
John saw de holy numbah,
John saw de holy numbah
Way in de middle o’ de air.
Well some o’ dese mornins I’se gwine to ride,
Way in de middle o’ de ‘air,
Gwine to set right at my Jesus side.
Way in de middle o’ de air.
Oh hypocrite, hypocrite I do despise,
Way in de middle o’ de ‘air,
Dey always tell dem hyp’crite lies.
Way in de middle o’ de air.
Oh John saw de holy numbah,
John saw de holy numbah,
John saw de holy numbah
Way in de middle o’ de air.
Source: Jessye, Eva. My Spirituals. New York: Robbins-Engel, 1927.