Why don't you swing down,
sweet chariot stopping, let me ride
me Lord come and ease, yeah,
I got a home on the other side
Now Ezekiel saw the chariot
in the middle of the field
He liked to walk right up
and take that angel's hand
And fly away up to the promised land
Why don't you swing down,
Why don't you swing down,
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord
I got a home on that other side
Why don't you swing down,
sweet child, stop it, let me ride
I gotta hold him on the other side
Well, you're gonna meet that hypocrite
The first thing you know,
Then the next thing you know,
he'll start to slip and slide
You call him by his name,
Why don't you swing down,
sweet child, stop it, let me ride
Why don't you swing down,
sweet child, stop it, let me ride
Rock me Lord, rock me Lord,
I got a home on the other side
Why don't you swing down,
Let me ride, won't you swing down,
Rock me Lord, rock me Lord,
I got a home on the other side