The Mighty Clouds Of Joy
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I never will forget they singing a song that day
Some old lady got up and began to sing a song
Said these words:
[Chorus]
Heavy load, heavy load
I got rid of my heavy load (say it again)
Heavy load, heavy load
I got rid of my heavy load
Somebody don't know what we’re talking about
When we say a heavy load
We talking about a heavy load of sin
Somewhere there’s some, I might call your day
The day that you got rid of your heavy load
If I call the day that you got rid of your heavy load
I want you to stand up and bear witness
To the name that got rid of your heavy load
Somebody say:
[Chorus]
On a Monday, on a Monday
I got rid of my heavy load (say it again)
On a Monday, on a Monday
I got rid of my heavy load (somebody elsе say)
I prayed all day long
That might not have been your day
But after awhilе
I’m gonna call everyday of the week
When I call your day, I want you
To bear witness to, somebody say this too
[Chorus]
On a Tuesday, on a Tuesday
I got rid of my heavy load (say it again)
On a Tuesday, on a Tuesday
I got rid of my heavy load (somebody else say this)
I heard them say
[Chorus]
On a Wednesday, on a Wednesday
I got rid of my heavy load
D’you know what
Out of all the days that I’ve called
I ain’t called my day yet
Somebody know what I’m talking about
I wanna tell you I love my day
Somebody’s waiting right now
And they want me to go on and say
Do you know what?
[Chorus]
On a Thursday, on a Thursday
I got rid of my heavy load (say it again)
On a Thursday, on a Thursday
I got rid of my heavy load (somebody else)
Look what I’m talking about right now, listen
Somebody said this to church, listen
[Chorus]
On a Friday, on a Friday
I got rid of my heavy load
You know what
I wanna say one more thing
Every day that I call
Somebody still would be a witness
Somebody say this too
[Chorus]
On a Saturday, on a Saturday
I got rid of my heavy load
I’m gonna move on
I ain’t got but one more day now
You done have them stood up already
I’m gonna call the last day
When I call this day
If you don’t stand, you just don’t have no day
You know what
[Chorus]
On a Sunday, on a Sunday
I got rid of my heavy load (say it again)
On a Sunday, on a Sunday
I got rid of my heavy load
Ain’t no harm in shouting sometimes
Ain’t no harm to let the Lord lose ya
I know He’s alright, hey
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy released Heavy Load (Live) on Sat Jan 01 1972.