Songs of Zion ‎#151

151. I Want to Be Ready

Refrain:
I want to be ready,
I want to be ready,
I want to be ready
to walk in Jerusalem just like John.

1 O John, O John, what do you say?
Walk in Jerusalem just like John.
That I'll be there at the coming day,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Refrain]

2 John said the city was just four-square
Walk in Jerusalem just like John.
And he declared he'd meet me there,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Refrain]

3 When Peter was preaching at Pentecost,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John.
He was endowed with the Holy Ghost,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O John, O John, what do you say?
• Title: I Want to Be Ready
• Refrain First Line: I want to be ready
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1981
• Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [O John, O John, what do you say?]
• Harmonizer: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
• Harmonizer: Verolga Nix, 1933-
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Traditional
• Copyright: Harm. © 1981 by Abingdon