o what a beautiful city

Singer:baez, joan

oh

what a beautiful city

oh

what a beautiful city

oh

what a beautiful city

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

and it's oh

what a beautiful

oh

oh lord

what a beautiful city

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

there's three gates in the east

there's three gates in the west

there's three gates in the north

there's three gates in the south

that makes twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

and it's oh

what a beautiful

oh

oh lord

what a beautiful city

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

oh lord

what a beautiful city

oh

oh lord

what a beautiful city

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

if you see my dear old mother

won't you do this favor for me

won't you please tell my mother

to meet me in galilee

well

it's twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

oh lord

what a beautiful

yeah

oh lord

what a beautiful

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

god almighty!

what you talkin' 'bout?

oh

lordy

whoo!

oh lord

what a beautiful

whoa!

oh lord

what a beautiful city

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

oh lord

what a beauty

whoa!

oh lord

what a beauty

twelve gates to the city

hallelujah

Lyric Context: o what a beautiful city - baez, joan