The world needs a tune that it can hum hum-hum-hum The world needs a guitar that it can strum World seeds a melody it can sing sing sing sing now let's all sing together In the sweet by and by we shall meet on that beautiful shore together World needs a bell it can chime world needs a drummer to keep the time World seeds a melody it can sing sing sing sing now let's all sing together Go lay down my burden down by the riverside togehter World needs a reason to clap its hands world needs a leader for its band World seeds a melody it can sing sing sing sing now let's all sing together Give us that old time religion give us that old time religion together In the sweet (go lay down my burden) that old time religion In the sweet (go lay down my burden) that old time religion together together