I'll Fly Away by Albert E. Brumley "I was picking cotton on my father's farm and was humming the old ballad that went like this: 'If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly' [The Prisoner's Song], and suddenly it dawned on me that i could use this plot for a gospel-type song. About three years later, I finally developed the plot, titled it 'I'll Fly Away,' and it was published in 1932. Those familiar with the song will note that I paraphrased one line of the old ballad to read 'Like a bird from prison bars have flown.' When I wrote it, I had no idea it would become so universally popular." —Albert E Brumley I'll Fly Away Some glad morning when this life is o'er I'll fly away To a home on God's celestial shore I'll fly away I'll fly away, O glory I'll fly away When I die hallelujah by and by I'll fly away When the shadows of this life have grown I'll fly away Like a bird from prison bars have flown I'll fly away Just a few more weary days and then I'll fly away To a land where joys shall never end I'll fly away. Buy the song I'll Fly Away