The Ants Go Marching In
To the tune of the popular camp song, The Ants Go Marching In.
| New Lyrics | Original Lyrics |
| The saved go marching one by one, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching one by one, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching one by one, God reaches down to the little one And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one, The little one stops to suck his thumb And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching two by two, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching two by two, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching two by two Their step in step with their gym shoes And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching two by two, The little one stops to tie his shoe And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching three by three, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching three by three, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching three by three They step right over a fallen tree And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching three by three, The little one stops to climb a tree And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching four by four, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching four by four, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching four by four Knock really hard - He will open the door And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching four by four, The little one stops to shut the door And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching five by five, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching five by five, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching five by five Trust in Him, you will never fry And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching five by five, The little one stops to take a dive And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching six by six, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching six by six, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching six by six O beying Him's how they get their kicks And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching six by six, The little one stops to pick up sticks And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching seven by seven, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching seven by seven, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching seven by seven When you live for Him, you get into Heav'n And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching seven by seven, The little one stops to pray to heaven And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching eight by eight, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching eight by eight, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching eight by eight Trust in Him and never hate And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching eight by eight, The little one stops to shut the gate And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching nine by nine, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching nine by nine, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching nine by nine Using God's standard their lives they align And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! |
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching nine by nine, The little one stops to check the time And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
| The saved go marching ten by ten, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching ten by ten, Jesus, Jesus! The saved go marching ten by ten W e sing this song, we will sing it again* And they all go marching up to the gates To those white pearly gates. YES! YES! YES! * pronounce again like agen |
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching ten by ten, The little one stops to say "THE END" And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! |
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