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I Got to Be There (Roll Call) Lyrics by Tenor Saw

Fever

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[Intro]
Wo-o-ow, wow
Wo-o-ow
Hey!
He-e-ey
[Hook]
When the roll is called up yonder
I've got to be there, alright
When the roll is called up yonder
Yes, I want to be there
But when the riddim is playing in the dance, I...
Gotta be there, oh Lord
Yes, I gotta be there
Lord knows
[Veres 1]
But I'll singing and dancing sweet reggae music songs
And all the folks in the dance, dance all night long yeah, long yeah
[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is called up yonder
Nitty Gritty, yes, him gotta be there
When the roll is called up yonder
Tenor Saw, will be singing there
[Verse 2]
I'll be singing a happy, happy song
All the saints will be dancing
All along, all along
All along
[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is calling up yonder
I'll be there, alright
[Verse 3]
And I'll be singing my favorite songs
I will be singing it all along
[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is called
God!
When the roll call, Lord
I'll be there, I'll be there
Wow
[Verse 4]
Michael Palmer will be there
Nitty Gritty, I'm sure will be there, yay
And we'll be all singing
Wow...wo-o-ow, wow
Wow...wo-o-ow, wo-o-ow
Wooow, wow
Wooow, wow
Wooooow
[Verse 5]
When the roll is called in the dance
I'll be singing down there
'Cause all the sistrens are dancing
All the sistrens are dancing
Dem a say, "Hey, what a sweet piece of song!"
It nicer than mi serve-me-long, yay
Dem a say, "Lord, what a sweet piece of song!"
Fi boogie all night long, all night long
[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is called, called
Then I'll be there, I'll be there
Wo-o-ow
I'll be there
I'll be singing there
Wow
[Verse 6]
But I'll be playing the music on my guitar, ahh
I feel the vibes going right
Lord, it's moving like a dynamite
Oh, it's moving Lord, out of sight
And all the people feel alright
[Hook]
So, when it call, call
We're gonna be there
Wo-o-ow
When it call, call
We gotta be there
Wo-o-ow, wo-o-ow
[Outro]
Give me the riddim
Let it roll
Roll
Give me the version, hey
Give me the version, wo-o-ow
And this is what I'm longing for
Version, yay
Reggae version
Version
Version, wo-o-ow
So
When the roll is called, I gotta be there
All the time, yay
Credits
Tenor Saw

Tenor Saw

About “I Got to Be There (Roll Call)” by Tenor Saw

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