Historical Folk Lyrics
"I Got a Key To The Kingdom"

I got a Key to thuh Kingdom,
I go& a Key. Oh, yes, I have-a now.
I got a Key to thuh Kingdom,
An' the worl' can't do me no harm.

Oh, If you know you're livin' right,
Servin' God both night an' day;
An' when you go down awn yo' knees,
God will hear ev'ry word you say.
Singin' I got a Key, etc.

Oh! When you know you're livin' right,
An' you're doing nobody no wrong;
Jus' call up Central in Heaven,
Tell Jesus to come to thuh phone.
Singin' I got a Key, etc.
Oh! Git yo' trumpet, Gabul,
An' come down awn thuh sea;
Now don't you sound yo' trumpet
'Tel you git ordahs £rum me.
Singin' I got a Key, etc,

Now when I git to Heaven,
I want you to be tha', too;
An' when I hollah, Hallelujah!
I want you to hollah, too.
Singin' I got a Key, etc.

They took ole Paul an' Silus,
An' put 'cm in a jail below;
The angel come down frum Heaven,
An' they tell me he unlocked thuh do'.
Singin' I got a Key, etc.
Prayer is the Key to the Kingdom,
An' Faith unlocks thuh do',
Oh! Yes, If you got a Key to Heaven,
You can pray ev'rywhere you go.
Singin' I got a Key, etc.