Goin’ down Jordan    (video)

intro = CHORUS as instrumental

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We are going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,

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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !

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1. I was livin' me life as an Anglican,

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let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man.

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I was livin' me life as an Anglican,

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let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man.

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One night I was walking down Fred'rick street,

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poor and hungry, no shoes on me feet.

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I passed a door that said "Down with sin",

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it was the smell of food that pull me in. We are ...

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Going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,

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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !

+ All together, Children ! + CHORUS

+ Once again, now ! + CHORUS

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2. Well, the leader walked up and he shook my hand,

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said, "I want you to be a holy man."

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Right away I made a big decision,

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me stomach was a growling for this new religion.

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I started over to get some food,

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when some sisters approached me in a mystic mood.

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They dunked me in the water 'bout four, five times,

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I couldn't see a thing 'cause I was almost blind.

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Singing, I've got a sword in my hand,

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I'm going to use it well. Deliver me !

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I've got a sword in my hand, Hallelujah !

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I'm going to use it well.

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3. I was drenched to me skin and I was feeling cold,

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but the sight of the food made me take a hold.

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The sisters started to break away,

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they said, "Kneel, believers, kneel and pray!"

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I prayed and I prayed in a new-found style,

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in the meantime me taste buds was running wild.

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I was about to fall clear out of me seat,

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when a man jumped up and said, "Before you eat!" You got to ...

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Mourn, children, mourn, you got to mourn, children, mourn,

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and if you want to go to Heaven when you die,

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you got to mourn, children, mourn !

+ All together, now ! + CHORUS

+ Once again, now ! + CHORUS

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4. Well, before I baptized I had plenty pain,

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now I find myself a free man again.

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Well, before I baptized I had plenty pain,

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now I find myself a free man again.

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Don't talk 'bout the leaders, they treat me good,

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plenty sweet oil and plenty food.

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My brother, it was then that I realized.

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ev'ry man on earth should be baptized. ‘Cause ...

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Going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,

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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !

+ All together ! + CHORUS

+ Once again, now ! + CHORUS

(Harry Belafonte)