Down the secret river Where the shotguns ring Theyre drowning out the voices trying to sing Thomas White caught a black mans gaze Said youd be praising his name to your friends someday In the name of the Father I will pray for you In the name of the Father I will pray for you In his blue suede shoes A young preacher watched the news And the white man started singing Rhythm and blues And the church bells chimed Up on the band stand Theres a jailhouse gang Bow down to the gospel man In the name of the Father I will pray for you In the name of the Father I will pray for you Back in 56, Rock and Roll broke this And the Christian burned the record Because the Devil was in it They were scared Watched a Revolution rise They were down on their knees praying on the street side In the name of the Father I will pray for you in my name In the name of the Father I will pray for you in my name In the name of the Father I will pray for you in my name In the name of the Father I will pray for you in my name
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