Lyrics The Old Ship of Zion, Pt. 1 - Aretha Franklin

Will the old ship of Zion
Will the old ship of Zion
Let me hear you say
Will the old ship of Zion
Carry on
Carry on

You know, last year
When I was preparing to go abroad
I thought one time that I would go by way of boat
But I decided, since my time was limited
That I ought to fly
And when we were about to get on board of the ship

Some official gave all the passengers a little pamphlet
A little folder
With the names of the pilots
And the names of the stewardess
And the names of the whole crew
I read those names with a lot of interest
I wanted to know the man
That would be sitting at the wheel

And I wanted to know the stewardess
That was going to be watching over me
While I was making my way over that land
And I read it because I was interested
To know whose hands I was in
And I want to tell you
On the old ship of Zion
They have a crew
And I'd like to tell you who the head of the crew is
And what his name is

King Jesus is the captain
King Jesus is the captain
King Jesus is the captain

Carry on
Carry on