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Roll, Jordan, Roll.

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The following poem is scored for music in the source text.

Roll, Jordan, roll, roll, Jordan, roll,
I want to go to Heaven when I die,
To hear Jordan roll.

1.

Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there, Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom, to hear Jordan roll.

2

Oh, preachers, you ought t'have been there, etc.

3

Oh, sinners, you ought, etc.

4

Oh, mourners, you ought, etc.

5

Oh, seekers, you ought, etc.

6

Oh, mothers, you ought, etc.

7

Oh, children, you ought, etc.