I dipped my feet in muddy waters
I waded in up to my knees
On the far side of the river
Is my quest for liberty

The big blue moon hung like a lantern
And as a train of silver cloud sailed past
I caught my weary eyed reflection
In the water’s face of glass

Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
I’ll be delivered from this river
Should I sink or should I swim

Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
I’ll be delivered from this river
Should I sink or should I swim

Should these shackles pull me under
And on this riverbed I drown
In this death’s sleep I will be lifted
This cruel world won’t hold me down

Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
Freedom pulls me over pulls me in
I’ll be delivered from this river
Should I sink or should I swim

Freedom is calling, pulling me into the flowing river
Over this river, where my spirit can fly

Faahod? ? fre me
?e fre me-ko-nsuo-tene?-no-mu
?ho na me kra b?tumi atu ako