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         Transcribed by Frank Basile from the cd, "Reverend Gary Davis" (Heritage HT CD    02)