In the darkest hour, in the dead of night
As the storm clouds gather and the lightning strikes
And the thunder rolls and cold rain blows
The future it holds, what God only knows
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
You should have been on the level
Back in nineteen and four
You could have found you a dead man
Lord at every turn row
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
You should have been on the river
Back in nineteen and ten
They was working the women
Like they was working the men
And I will rise up and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Now captain don't do me
Like you done poor Shine
Now you done worked that bully
Until he been stone blind
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Now there's some in the kitchen
And there's some on the phone
And there's some in the graveyard
And there's some going home
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end
And I will rise up, and I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, and I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
And I will rise up, I will rise up
Though I be a dead man, I said, yes and amen
And I will stand tall, I will stand tall
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I meet my end, until I meet my end
Until I, I meet my end