Mavis Staples - I'll Be Rested lyrics

[Instrumental intro with bell] I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called Until justice flows down and righteousness Like a mighty stream Keep alive the names Of those who put their lives out on the front lines And died just trying to live and breathe I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called See Medgar Evers When the roll is called Andrew Goodman When the roll is called James Chaney When the roll is called Michael Schwerner and Emmett Till When the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called Carole Robertson When the roll is called Denise and Cynthia When the roll is called Addie Mae Collins When the roll is called Herbert Lee, William Brewster, Louie Allen I'll be rested when the roll is called Yes I will I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called I'll be rested when the roll is called See Fred Hampton When the roll is called Brother Malcolm When the roll is called Robert Kennedy When the roll is called Reverend Martin Luther King When the roll is called Oh what a time Oh what a time! He'll say: 'Servant, servant well done Come on home and rest your weary, your weary bones' I'm gonna join the heavenly choir I'll be rested Oh! Look here! Sister Mahalia Jackson Brother Archie Brownlee Sister Clara Ward Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey Reverend Julius Cheeks And look over there, there goes Dr. Watts Sister Marion Williams Oh my, my, my Oh there he is, Poppa Staples, And you got your guitar with you Oh what a time Singing with a heavenly choir And we're going to sing, sing hallelujah And never get tired Oh, thank you now We're back together now [Fades]