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Down by the tabernacle, oh!

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Where the June bugs danced
And the lemonade flowed

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And we prayed and we sang 'til
The sun sank low

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Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

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Down by the tabernacle, hey!

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Where you knew you were loved
And you wanted to stay,

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Though the summer heat
Was like judgment day,

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We always enjoyed each other.

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Well, we went to the river
And some were baptized,

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We clapped our hands and testified

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Then we passed around the chicken
And the buttermilk pie

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And nothing ever tasted better.

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Then the kids played ball
And the babies just played

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And the old men napped
Out under the shade

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And the women picked flowers
And sipped lemonade

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And sat around talkin' together.

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Down by the tabernacle, oh!

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Where the June bugs danced
And the lemonade flowed

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And we prayed and we sang 'til
The sun sank low

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Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

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Down by the tabernacle, hey!

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Where you knew you were loved
And you wanted to stay,

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Though the summer heat
Was like judgment day,

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We always enjoyed each other.

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Well I look back now
And I wish that I could

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Go back to the time
When life was good,

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When everybody lived
The way that they should

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At least that's the way I recall.

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We loved our God with all of our might

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And everybody knew
The wrong from the right,

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And we worked all day
And slept all night

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And we were proud and stood tall.

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Down by the tabernacle, oh!

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Where the June bugs danced
And the lemonade flowed

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And we prayed and we sang 'til
The sun sank low

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Laughing with our sisters and brothers.

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
Down by the tabernacle, hey!

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
Where you knew you were loved
And you wanted to stay,

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
Though the summer heat
Was like judgment day,

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We always enjoyed each other.

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Down by the tabernacle!

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Down by the tabernacle!

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Down by the tabernacle!