JUST LOOK AT THE PEOPLE
Sung by: The Southernaires of Black
Recorded near Newport, AR

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Who-o-o-oa, just look at the people. (solo)
Who-o-o-a, who-o-o-a, (group)
Look at the people. (solo)
Hmmm. (group)
Just look at the people, (solo)
Hmmm. (group)
What are they doing? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
What did you say? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
Say it again. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)

Whoa, just look at the people. (solo)
Whoa, look at the people, (group)
Look at the people. (group)
What are they doing? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
Say it again. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
One more time for the Father. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
One more time for the Son. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
Then one more time for the Holy Ghost. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)

Now wait a minute, who-o-oa,
I believe I see my mother. (solo)
Who-o-oa, I see my mother,
I see my mother. (group)
What’s she doing? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, she got to be tried. (group)
Tell me John . . . number, (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, she got to be tried. (group)
. . . a hundred and forty-four thousand, now.
Standing at the judg-a-ment, she got to be tried. (group)
Yes, she did. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, she got to be tried. (group)
Oh, tell me, great big number . . . (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, she got to be tried. (group)
And this is what he said,
Whoa, just look at the people. (solo)
Who-o-oa, look at the people.
Look at the people. (group)
What are they doing? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
What did you say? (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
Say it again. (solo)
Standing at the judg-a-ment, they got to be tried. (group)
Whooa.

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