Twelve Gates to the City-Dave Van Ronk

Oooooooooh what a beautiful city
Hmmm what a beautiful city great god
What a beautiful city
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
Goin' on down to the river
Pick my sword up in the sand
Shove my troubles over
And I done made it to the promised land well there's
12 gates to the city hallelew
Oooooooooh what a beautiful city
Hmmm what a beautiful city great god
What a beautiful city
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
If you see my dear old mother
Won't you tell her please from me
Well meet me in the city
Way over in gallilee well there's
12 gates to the city hallelew
Oooooooooh what a beautiful city
Hmmm what a beautiful city great god
What a beautiful city
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
Well there's three gates in the east
Well there's three gates in the west
Three gates in the north
Well three gates in the south
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
Oooooooooh what a beautiful city
Hmmm what a beautiful city great god
What a beautiful city
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
Well meet me jesus meet me
Well you meet me in the middle of the air
And if this wings should fell me
Well you meet me with another power
You know there's 12 gates to the city hallelew
Woooo what a beautiful city
Hmmmm
What a beautful city great god
What a beautful city
Well there's 12 gates to the city hallelew