I'm a poor wayfarin' stranger through this world of woe There's no sickness nor sorrow In that world to which I go
I'm there to see my father I'm there no more to roam I'm just a goin' over I'm just a goin' home
Ya see, I'm a concrete soldier I gotta chip it's like in my shoulder in my eyes and you can see a red marble Like Nostradamus, I'm the promise of
the city with my Mexican cargo Cotton mouth I a dry swallow To the nearest watering hole The bartender the deed for my soul
Satisfaction no, I get no bad habits that I need to control Recite the Psalms, but no Church for and liquor stores for salvation
Someday I'll make it home to see my He saw the man who shot the coal daughter And if I had a dime for every I risked I could buy a diamond for the I miss ya see
I'm just a poor stranger Ya check with me, ya checking in the danger I'm just a poor wayfarin' Roaming the streets seeking in a manger
I'm goin' there to see my She said, she'll meet me I come I'm a goin' over Jordan, I'm just a goin' over home Jordan river roll, river Jordan roll, Jordan roll on
Gee, ain't it funny how time away I wanna rewind the to see my life replay I soak up the sun as a reminder I was born a sick side winder
Call me a vagrant, no machine to your fax I'll never pledge to your blood sweat and taxes Don't ever mistake me being for contentment Don't mistake my anger for resentment
It's just the calm before the that's why, I'm quite Ya always mistaking an upraising for a race You can my life but there's no escape 'Cause you can't shoot your way through the gates
So, swing low sweet Coming for to carry me Swing low Cadillac Stepping over Jordan I
Ya see, I'm just a poor wayfarin' Ya with me, ya checking in with danger I'm just a wayfarin' stranger the streets seeking Jesus in a manger
I'm there to see my father I'm goin' there no to roam I'm just a goin' over I'm a goin' over home
When the road is yonder When the road is callin' When the road is When the road is callin' I'll be
I'm goin' there to see my I'm goin' no more to roam I'm just a over Jordan I'm just a over home