On the banks of the Alabama Autumn falls into spring And a day is always longer than it seems White camellias, winter blooms When summer comes I will think of you There will be a shining river There for you and there for me There will be a sweet forever There we will meet, and we will sing Glory hallelujahs Golden bells will ring There all will be forgiven In that land called sorrowfree Dying free is different For each and every one Beholdin' on to nothin' and no one Ivanhoe to ease the pain Birds know where to go when it rains There will be a shining river There for you and there for me There will be a sweet forever There we will meet, and we will sing Glory hallelujahs Golden bells will ring There all will be forgiven In that land called sorrowfree A pair of good luck pennies A broken watch and chain Oh the things that neighbors Sometimes bring Food for funerals, flowers for sickness And all the little things in between There will be a shining river There for you and there for me There will be a sweet forever There we will meet, and we will sing Glory hallelujahs Golden bells will ring There all will be forgiven In that land called sorrowfree