1. Go bi-fo, go bi-fo, sho se yu ma-chɔ!

I fayn mek ɔl-man si se yu ri-li want du mɔ.

Du yu bɛst fɔ du mɔ na di prich-in wok.

No se Gɔd go de wit yu.

Ɔl-man gɛt chans fɔ prich di gud nyuz.

Ji-zɔs Krays in-sɛf du dis fayn wok.

Gɔd go ɛp yu mek yu ti-nap tran-ga wan.

Go de du ɔl we-tin rayt.

2. Go bi-fo, go bi-fo, ɛn nɔ fred fɔ prich!

Tɔk to ɔl-man we want lan ɛn nɔ ta-ya fɔ tich.

Lɛ wi ɔl wit wi brɔ-da dɛn prez wi Gɔd,

As wi prich frɔm os to os.

Wi gɛt ɛ-ni-mi dɛn we et wi,

Dɛn want stɔp wi wok; dat nɔ go bi.

Tɔk bɔt we-tin di Kiŋ-dɔm dɔn stat fɔ du.

Go de tich di tru bɔt Gɔd.

 3. Go bi-fo, go bi-fo, du-ya nɔ giv-ɔp!

Go de lan mɔ bɔt Gɔd,

i nɔ want fɔ mek yu stɔp.

Ɛn a-law Gɔd in spi-rit mek i ɛp yu.

Tray fɔ gɛt tru gla-di-at.

Lɛk di wan dɛn we yu de go fɛn.

Go de sho se yu want fɔ ɛp dɛn

Bay we yu nɔ de ta-ya fɔ go to dɛn

Ɛn ɛp dɛn fɔ si di tru.