If We Had A Child Paroles

He'd be sweeter than sugar cane
He'd be braver than Jesse James

We could raise him right
Down where the river end meets the sea
I would right that baby boy while I hold him close
Till they bury his bones and he marries someone like me

If we had a child (if we had a child)
It would be the talk of the town
Ain't nobody ever gonna believe ya
Everybody come and gather round
If we had a girl (if we had a girl)
She could make a sunshine through the rain
She could make a fire without a flame
Not even doctors could explain

We could raise her right
Down where the rivers is running through
I would right that baby girl forever and a day For the father, the son, and the holy ghost
(Father, son, and the holy ghost)
We got a world that's best for both
'Cause there ain't nobody
(Ain't nobody)
That's gonna love you like me
(Ain't nobody's gonna love you like me)

If we had a child
People would come from far and near
Even strangers that never knew ya
They'd be singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
(Hallelujah)
(Hallelujah, hallelujah they'd be singing)
(If we had a child)