Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right, yeah Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right, yeah I went deep down into that river now I rose up And I felt that sun beat down upon this sinner's face, yeah yeah And I went deep down in that water now I rose up I felt that sun beat down upon my face, yeah yeah Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right, yeah yeah Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right, yeah Here we go! So then I smash up the palace like the son of Samson Hollerin' louder than all of Bedlam Take me to higher ground Then bury my body six feet down And I walked 40 miles out into that desert now Wailed and moaned 'Til the lion, he called my name, yeah And he said, "That old ship of Zion Is takin' way, way out Out into outer space," yeah yeah And he said, "Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right," oh yeah Here we go, here we go, here we go Oh yeah I climbed the highest of the heights Atop that mountain, I watched the day turn into night Oh, I tell you I was a wretched sight But I stood long and hard until the light Rubbing needles in my eyes Eating dirt I stood up And everything was all right Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right, yeah Everything gonna be all right Everything gonna be all right Here we go! But then I smash on the palace like the son of Samson Hollerin' louder than all of Bedlam Take me to higher ground Then bury my body six feet down