Chorus:
Roll, Jordan, roll,
Roll, Jordan, roll.
I want to go to heaven when I die,
To hear Jordan roll.

O brother, you ought t'have been there,
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the kingdom
To hear Jordan roll.

O sister, you ought t'have been there,
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the kingdom
To hear Jordan roll.

O preacher, you ought t'have been there,
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the kingdom
To hear Jordan roll.

O sinners, you ought t'have been there,
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the kingdom
To hear Jordan roll.