G
There'll be a jubilee
C                G
Oh my lord oh my lord

There'll be a jubilee
         D
When the children all go free
             G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
        C
They'll study war no more
              G         D     G
There'll be a great big jubilee


[Verse 1]
G
When the mother saw him comin'
         C
Yeah she greet him with a smile
     G
She threw her arms around him
        D
Sayin' missin' my darlin' child
         G
Yeah the father told the servant
    C
Go kill the fattest calf
    G
Oh tell your friends and neighbors
     D                 G
My son's come home at last


[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C                G
Oh my lord oh my lord

There will be a jubilee
         D
When the children all go free
             G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
        C
They'll study war no more
              G         D     G
There'll be a great big jubilee


[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C                G
Oh my lord oh my lord

There will be a jubilee
         D
When the children all go free
             G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
        C
They'll study war no more
              G         D     G
There'll be a great big jubilee


[Verse 2]
G
Fightin' days is over
         C
And the victory has been won
         G
There'll be a day of rejoicing
          D
When our boys come marching home
       G
Yeah their fathers greet their sons
         C
They'll greet them one by one
              G
They're gonna lay down their swords
             D           G
And they'll study war no more


[Chorus]
G
There'll be a jubilee
C                G
Oh my lord oh my lord

There will be a jubilee
         D
When the children all go free
             G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
        C
They'll study war no more
              G         D     G
There'll be a great big jubilee