I'm just a poor wayfarin' Travelin' through world of woe There's no sickness toll nor In that bright to which I go
I'm going there to see my I'm goin' there no more to I'm just a over Jordan I'm just a goin' over
Ya see, I'm a concrete soldier I chip it's like boulder in my shoulder Look in my eyes and you can see a red Nostradamus, I'm the promise of tomorrow
Traveling the city with my Mexican Cotton I take a dry swallow To the nearest corner hole The bartender the deed for my soul
no, I can't get no Lotsa bad that I need to control Recite the Psalms, but no Church for food and liquor stores for
Someday I'll make it to see my father He saw the man who the coal mine's daughter And if I had a dime for every gamble I I could buy a diamond for the I miss ya see
I'm just a wayfarin' stranger Ya check with me, ya checking in the danger I'm just a wayfarin' stranger the streets seeking Jesus in a manger
I'm goin' to see my mother She said, she'll meet me I come I'm just a over Jordan, I'm just a goin' over home Jordan river roll, river roll, river Jordan roll on
Gee, ain't it funny how time slips I rewind the tape to see my life replay I soak up the sun as a reminder That I was a sick side winder
Call me a vagrant, no machine to your fax I'll never allegiance to your blood sweat and taxes Don't ever mistake me docile for contentment ever mistake my anger for resentment
It's the calm before the storm that's why, I'm quite Ya always mistaking an for a race riot You can take my life but no escape 'Cause you can't shoot your way through the gates
So, swing low Cadillac for to carry me home Swing low Cadillac Stepping Jordan I roam
Ya see, I'm a poor wayfarin' stranger Ya check with me, ya checking in with I'm a poor wayfarin' stranger Roaming the streets seeking Jesus in a
I'm goin' there to see my I'm goin' there no more to I'm just a goin' over I'm just a goin' home
When the is callin' yonder the road is callin' yonder When the is callin' When the road is callin' be there
I'm goin' to see my father I'm there no more to roam I'm just a goin' Jordan I'm just a goin' home