You got to die (Traditional)

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•  Posted on 2026-04-26(Posted 2026-04-26)  CPDL #89055:           

Editor: Eduardo Méndez (submitted 2026-04-26).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 163 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Arranged by Homer A. Rodeheaver.

General Information

Title: You Got To Die
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Spiritual

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1918 in Plantation Melodies, no. 21
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Original text and translations

English text

1. O you just as well live in union, You got to die, (you got to die,)
O you just as well live in union, You got to die, (you got to die,)
It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour,
O you just as well live in union, You got to die (you got to die.)

2. O you just as well love your enemies, You got to die, (you got to die,)
O you just as well love your enemies, You got to die, (you got to die,)
It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour,
O you just as well love your enemies, You got to die (you got to die.)

3. O you just as well love your brother, You got to die, (you got to die,)
O you just as well love your brother, You got to die, (you got to die,)
It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour,
O you just as well love your brother, You got to die (you got to die.)

4. O you just as well love your sister, You got to die, (you got to die,)
O you just as well love your sister, You got to die, (you got to die,)
It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour,
O you just as well love your sister, You got to die (you got to die.)

5. O you just as well love your preacher, You got to die, (you got to die,)
O you just as well love your preacher, You got to die, (you got to die,)
It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour,
O you just as well love your preacher, You got to die (you got to die.)