There will be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
When the children all go free
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee

When the mother saw him comin'
Yeah she greet him with a smile
She threw her arms around him
Sayin' missin' my darlin' child
Yeah the father told the servant
Go kill the fattest calf
Oh tell your friends and neighbors
My son's come home at last

There will be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
When children all go free
Yeah they'll down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee

There will be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
When the children all go free
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee
Fightin' days is over
And the victory has been won
There'll be a day of rejoicing
When our boys come marching home
Yeah their fathers greet their sons
They'll greet them one by one
They're gonna lay down their swords
And they'll study war no more

There'll be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There'll be a jubilee
When the children all go free
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee

There'll be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There'll be a jubilee
When the children all go free
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee

There'll be a jubilee
Oh my lord oh my lord
There'll be a jubilee
When the children all go free
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
They'll study war no more
There'll be a great big jubilee