Go Down Flipper
(Let My People Go)
Words and Music - Traditional
Jailhouse 8:1
"And the LORD spake unto Flipper, go unto Matt, and say unto him,
thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me."
When SLJB was in Harrow's Land,
Let my people go,
Opressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
Thus saith the Lord, bold Flipper said,
Let my people go,
If not, I'll smite your I-Hub board,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
No more shall they in bondage rant,
Let my people go,
Let them shout out that Harrow's can't,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
The Lord told Flipper what to do,
Let my people go,
To lead the Sulja baggers through,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
O come along Flipper, you'll not get dissed,
Let my people go,
Stretch out your rod and take a ....,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
As Sulja stood by the waterside,
Let my people go,
At God's command it did divide,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
When they reached the other side,
Let my people go,
The truth and lie gap was oh so wide,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
Matt said he'd go across,
Let my people go,
But Matt and his Hub were lost,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
SEC shall stand up like a wall,
Let my people go,
And the walls of curruption shall fall,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
Your foes shall not before you stand,
Let my people go,
And you'll possess fair Flipper's land,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
O let us all from bondage flee,
Let my people go,
And let us all in Christ be free,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.
We need not always weep and mourn,
Let my people go,
And wear these slavery chains forlorn,
Let my people go.
Chorus
Go down, Flipper,
Way down in Harrow's Land.
Tell ol' Matt,
Let my people go.