[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C G
Oh my lord oh my lord
There'll be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
G D G
There'll be a great big jubilee
[Verse 1]
G
When the mother saw him comin'
C
Yeah she greet him with a smile
G
She threw her arms around him
D
Sayin' missin' my darlin' child
G
Yeah the father told the servant
C
Go kill the fattest calf
G
Oh tell your friends and neighbors
D G
My son's come home at last
[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C G
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
G D G
There'll be a great big jubilee
[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C G
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
G D G
There'll be a great big jubilee
[Verse 2]
G
Fightin' days is over
C
And the victory has been won
G
There'll be a day of rejoicing
D
When our boys come marching home
G
Yeah their fathers greet their sons
C
They'll greet them one by one
G
They're gonna lay down their swords
D G
And they'll study war no more
[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C G
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
G D G
There'll be a great big jubilee