Goin' Down Jordan chords by Harry Belafonte
Verse 1
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We are
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going down,
Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
Verse 2
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I was livin' me life as an Anglican
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Let me tell you how I changed
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to a Baptist man
I was livin' me life as an Anglican
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Let me tell you how I changed
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to a Baptist man
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Verse 3
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One night I was walking
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down Fredrick street
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Poor and hungry, no shoes on me feet
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I passed a door that said
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"Down with sin"
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It was the smell of food that pull me in
Verse 4
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
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(All together
Verse 5
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children) going down,
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Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Am
We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
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(Once again
Verse 6
now) going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
Verse 7
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Well, the leader walked up
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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 quick decision
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Me stomach was a growling
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for this new religion
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I started over to get some food
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When some sisters approached
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me in a mystic mood
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They dunked me in the
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water 'bout four, five times
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I couldn't see a thing 'cause
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I was almost blind
Verse 8
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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
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hand (hallelujah)
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I'm going to use it well
Verse 9
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I was drenched to me skin
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and I was feeling cold
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But the sight of the food made
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me take a hold
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The sisters started to break away
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They said, "Kneel,
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believers, kneel and pray"
I prayed and I prayed in a
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new- found style
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In the meantime me taste
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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
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and said "Before you eat
Verse 10
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You got to mourn, children, mourn
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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,
Verse 11
mourn"
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(Altogether now) mourn,
children, mourn
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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
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(Once again
Verse 12
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now) mourn,
children, mourn
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You got to mourn, children, mourn
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And if you want to go to Heaven
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when you die
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You got to mourn, children, mourn
Verse 13
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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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Well, before I baptized I had plenty pain
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Now I find myself a free man again
Don't talk 'bout the leaders,
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they treat me good
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Plenty sweet toy and plenty food
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My brother, it was then that I realized
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Every man on earth should
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be baptized
Verse 14
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'Cause happy days are
here again
Those skies above are clear again
Oh, let us sing our song of joy again
Verse 15
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Because we are going down, Jordan
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We are going down,
Jordan
We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
Verse 16
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Going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
Verse 17
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(Once again now) going down,
Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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We are going down, Jordan
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Let's walk the heavenly road
Goin' Down Jordan
Harry Belafonte
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