Lyrics:

[Intro]
Wo-o-ow wow
Wo-o-ow
Hey!
He-e-ey

[Hook]
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

[Veres 1]
But I'll singing and dancing sweet reggae music songs
And all the folks in the dance, dance all night long yeah, long yeah

[Hook]
'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

[Verse 2]
I'll be singing a happy, happy song
All the saints will be dancing
All along, all along
All along

[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is calling up yonder
I'll be there, alright

[Verse 3]
And I'll be singing my favorite songs
I will be singing it all along

[Hook]
'Cause when the roll is called
God!
When the roll call
I'll be there, I'll be there
Wow

[Verse 4]
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

[Verse 5]
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

[Hook]
'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

[Verse 6]
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

[Hook]
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

[Outro]
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