Bill Staines Jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee‚ wasn't it a jubilee
Well they were singin' out together‚ they were shoutin' revelry
Jubilee‚ Lord wasn't it a jubilee
Well they was dancing by the river, they was dancing by the sea
They was bouncing all the babies up and down upon their knee
They was laughing out happy they was cryin' out free
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
They was bangin' on the banjos‚ they was pickin' on guitars
They was blowin' out the bass notes on the crockery jars
They was slidin' on the washboards, bangin' spoons upon their knees
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee‚ wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Well they were singin' out together, they were shoutin' revelries
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
They was comin' from the valleys they was comin' from the towns
They came to see the paddlewheel and the showboat clowns
They was comin' from the farmlands they was comin' from the seas
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Well they was singin' out together, they were shoutin' revelries
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
Now isn't it a picture all these times gone by
Well he used to tell me stories with a twinkle in his eye
And I wished I could have been there as I set upon his knee
Jubilee, Granddad, I'll bet it was a jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee, wasn't it a jubilee
Well they were singin' out together, they were shoutin' revelries
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee
Jubilee, Lord wasn't it a jubilee