Goin' Down Jordan Lyrics - Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte - Going Down Jordan Lyrics 

We are going down, Jordan 

We are going down, Jordan 

We are going down, Jordan 

Let's walk the heavenly road 

I was livin' me life as an Anglican 

Let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man 

I was livin' me life as an Anglican 

Let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man 

One night I was walking down Fred'rick street 

Poor and hungry, no shoes on me feet 

I passed a door that said "Down with sin" 

It was the smell of food that pull me in 

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We are going down, Jordan 

We are going down, Jordan 

We are going down, Jordan 

Let's walk the heavenly road 

Well, the leader walked up and he shook my hand 

Said "I want you to be a holy man" 

Right away I made a big decision 

Me stomach was a growling for this new religion 

I started over to get some food 

When some sisters approached me in a mystic mood 

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

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

Singing I've got a sword in my hand 

I'm going to use it well 

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I was drenched to me skin and I was feeling cold 

But the sight of the food made me take a hold 

The sisters started to break away 

They said "Kneel, believers, kneel and pray" 

I prayed and I prayed in a new-found style 

In the meantime me taste buds was running wild 

I was about to fall clear out of me seat 

When a man jumped up and said "Before you eat 

You got to mourn, children, mourn 

You got to mourn, children, mourn 

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

You got to mourn, children, mourn 

Well, before I baptized I had plenty pain, 

Now I find myself a free man again 

Well, before I baptized I had plenty pain, 

Now I find myself a free man again 

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