Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go Songtext
von Aretha Franklin

We′re on our way
To New Jerusalem

I am on my way to New Jerusalem
Where the sun never goes down
Every day I'm making preparations
I′m packing (getting ready to go)
Getting ready (getting ready to go)
Getting ready to (I'm packing up, getting ready to go)

Yeah

Packing up (getting ready to go)
Getting ready to (getting ready to go)
Packing up (getting ready to go)
Getting ready to go (getting ready to go)
Packing up (getting ready to go)
Getting ready to (getting ready to go)
Packing up (getting ready to go)
I'm getting ready to go (getting ready to go)

Yeah


Got my sword (I′ve got my shield)
Got my shield (I′ve got my ticket)
Got my ticket (Signed and sealed)
Signed and sealed

Oh Lord, I'm packing (getting ready to go)
Getting ready (getting ready to go)
Getting ready to go (I′m packing up, getting ready to go)

Yeah

Don't you know I′m packing, packing (oh Lord, oh yeah)
Lord, I'm packing to go (yeah)
Packing up, oh Lord, packing up to go
Packing up, oh Lord, packing up to go
Packing up, oh Lord, packing up to go
Packing up, oh Lord, I′m packing up (getting ready to go)
I'm getting ready (getting ready to go)
Gotta get it on a week (I'm packing up)
Getting ready to go


When I pray (getting ready to go)
I don′t expect (getting ready to go)
All our sinners (getting ready to go)
To meet me there (getting ready to go)
Then I tell Him (getting ready to go)
To make me strong (getting ready to go)
Because I can′t (getting ready to go)
Hold on no longer (getting ready to go)

When the prayer (when the fire)
Begin to burn (begins to burn)
When the wheel (when the wheel)
Begin to turn (begins to turn)
Hang it up (getting ready to go)
Getting ready (getting ready to go)
Ready to go (I'm packing up, getting ready to go)

Don′t you know I'm packing, packing (yeah, yeah)
Lord, I′m packing to go (my Lord, oh Lord)
My Lord, oh Lord, my Lord (packing up, packing up, packing up)
Lord (packing up)
Yeah, yeah (packing up, packing up)
Oh Lord, getting my bags ready (packing up, packing up, packing up)
Cause I'm ready, oh (packing up, packing up)
Getting my bags ready (packing up, packing up)
Cause I′m ready to go (I'm packing, I'm packing)
Getting ready to leave here (packing up)
I′m packing, hang it up (yeah, yeah)
I′ve got my ticket (yeah, yeah)
I've got in my hand (yeah, I′ve got mine)
I'm going, I′m going (I'm going)
Over there, over there (I′m going, I'm going)
The weakling sees no trouble (packing up)
No soul getting rest (yeah)
I'm packing, hang it up (uh-huh)
Gotta leave here (gotta, gotta)
One day, I know it (yeah, I′m ready Lord)
Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord (aaah)
I′m packing
Are you packing? (uh-huh)
Have you packed? (I'm ready)
Have you packed? (I′m ready)
Let us go and see Him (come on)
Wave your hand (your hand)
Have you packed? Come on (yeah)
Come on (oh yeah, I'm ready)
Clap your hand (come on, I′m ready)
Have you packed? Come on (I'm ready, uh-huh)
Come on (uh-huh)
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have you packed? Hang it up (yeah)
Let me hear, clap your hand (hmm-hm, hmm-hm, hmm-hm)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, got to leave here (got to, yeah)
Standing (oh)
Good, I′m packing
One day, one day (one day, one day)
One day my soul (packing up, clap your hand)
My soul'll go home (my soul, one day)
Going home (oh yeah)
Then we can't sleep on trouble
Well I gotta get ready (packing up)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Aaah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Packing up, packing up
Packing up, packing up
Packing up, packing up (gotta)
Packing up, packing up (show them, show them)
Packing up, packing up (know, know)
Packing up, packing up (Dios, Dios)
Packing up, packing up (I′ve been waiting, I′ve been waiting)
Waiting for new town (packing up, packing up)

Oh Lord, yeah-heh (packing up, packing up)
Oh Lord, yeah, yeah (packing up, packing up)
Lord I'm packing (packing up, packing up)
Bound moving (packing up, packing up)
I said (packing up, packing up)
It′s only back (oh yeah, yeah)
There with Jesus (going to meet him)
When I call
The more I call Him
Then that I feel
If you feel good (yeah)
Let me hear you say Jesus (yeah)
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Yeah, Jesus, I'm packing (yeah, Jesus)
Packing up (Jesus)
Jesus (I′m packing up)
Then must (oh yeah)
Clap your hand (yeah)
I'm packing up
Oh Lord, I′m packing up (uh-huh)
Gotta get on there (yeah, gotta move your head)
Packing up (oh)

Yes, oh (Oh Lord)
Ohhh yeah (oh yeah)
Yeshua
Ohhh yeah (yes)
Oh Lord (oh yeah)
Ohhh yeah (oh Lord)
Oh Lord (yeah-heh)
Ohhh yeah, uh-huh (oh Lord, yeah-heh)
Ohhh yeah, uh-huh (yeah-heh)

Oh yes (oh yes)
Feel good (oh yes)
Somebody feel good tonight (oh yeah)
Somebody (feel mighty good)
Somebody, somebody (I feel mighty good)
Oh, wave your hand, I get (I feel mighty good)
Wave your hand (I feel mighty good)
Let's have a chat tonight (I feel mighty good)
Let's have a chat tonight (have a chat)
Somebody say yeah (yeah, yeah)
Say yes (yeah, yeah)
Say yeah (yeah)
Say yeah (yeah)
Say yes (say yes)
Oh yeah (yeah)
Say yeah (yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Packing up tonight (yeah)
Packing up tonight (yeah)
Packing up tonight (let′s go)
I′m gonna lead us (yeah)