| Wo-o-ow, wow |
| Wo-o-ow |
| Hey! |
| He-e-ey |
| When the roll is called up yonder |
| I’ve got to be there, alright |
| When the roll is called up yonder |
| Yes, I want to be there |
| But when the riddim is playing in the dance, I… |
| Gotta be there, oh Lord |
| Yes, I gotta be there |
| Lord knows |
| But I’ll singing and dancing sweet reggae music songs |
| And all the folks in the dance, dance all night long yeah, long yeah |
| 'Cause when the roll is called up yonder |
| Nitty Gritty, yes, him gotta be there |
| When the roll is called up yonder |
| Tenor Saw, will be singing there |
| I’ll be singing a happy, happy song |
| All the saints will be dancing |
| All along, all along |
| All along |
| 'Cause when the roll is calling up yonder |
| I’ll be there, alright |
| And I’ll be singing my favorite songs |
| I will be singing it all along |
| 'Cause when the roll is called |
| God! |
| When the roll call, Lord |
| I’ll be there, I’ll be there |
| Wow |
| Michael Palmer will be there |
| Nitty Gritty, I’m sure will be there, yay |
| And we’ll be all singing |
| Wow… wo-o-ow, wow |
| Wow… wo-o-ow, wo-o-ow |
| Wooow, wow |
| Wooow, wow |
| Wooooow |
| When the roll is called in the dance |
| I’ll be singing down there |
| 'Cause all the sistrens are dancing |
| All the sistrens are dancing |
| Dem a say, «Hey, what a sweet piece of song!» |
| It nicer than mi serve-me-long, yay |
| Dem a say, «Lord, what a sweet piece of song!» |
| Fi boogie all night long, all night long |
| 'Cause when the roll is called, called |
| Then I’ll be there, I’ll be there |
| Wo-o-ow |
| I’ll be there |
| I’ll be singing there |
| Wow |
| But I’ll be playing the music on my guitar, ahh |
| I feel the vibes going right |
| Lord, it’s moving like a dynamite |
| Oh, it’s moving Lord, out of sight |
| And all the people feel alright |
| So, when it call, call |
| We’re gonna be there |
| Wo-o-ow |
| When it call, call |
| We gotta be there |
| Wo-o-ow, wo-o-ow |
| Give me the riddim |
| Let it roll |
| Roll |
| Give me the version, hey |
| Give me the version, wo-o-ow |
| And this is what I’m longing for |
| Version, yay |
| Reggae version |
| Version |
| Version, wo-o-ow |
| So |
| When the roll is called, I gotta be there |
| All the time, yay |