9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, oh!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where the June bugs danced[br]And the lemonade flowed

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And we prayed and we sang 'til[br]The sun sank low

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, hey!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where you knew you were loved[br]And you wanted to stay,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Though the summer heat[br]Was like judgment day,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
We always enjoyed each other.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Well, we went to the river[br]And some were baptized,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
We clapped our hands and testified

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Then we passed around the chicken[br]And the buttermilk pie

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And nothing ever tasted better.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Then the kids played ball[br]And the babies just played

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And the old men napped[br]Out under the shade

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And the women picked flowers[br]And sipped lemonade

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And sat around talkin' together.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, oh!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where the June bugs danced[br]And the lemonade flowed

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And we prayed and we sang 'til[br]The sun sank low

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, hey!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where you knew you were loved[br]And you wanted to stay,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Though the summer heat[br]Was like judgment day,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
We always enjoyed each other.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Well I look back now[br]And I wish that I could

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Go back to the time[br]When life was good,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
When everybody lived[br]The way that they should

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
At least that's the way I recall.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
We loved our God with all of our might

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And everybody knew[br]The wrong from the right,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And we worked all day[br]And slept all night

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And we were proud and stood tall.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, oh!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where the June bugs danced[br]And the lemonade flowed

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
And we prayed and we sang 'til[br]The sun sank low

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle, hey!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Where you knew you were loved[br]And you wanted to stay,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Though the summer heat[br]Was like judgment day,

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
We always enjoyed each other.

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle!

9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000
Down by the tabernacle!