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We are going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,
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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !
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1. I was livin' me life as an Anglican,
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let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man.
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I was livin' me life as an Anglican,
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let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man.
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One night I was walking down Fred'rick street,
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poor and hungry, no shoes on me feet.
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I passed a door that said "Down with sin",
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it was the smell of food that pull me in. We are ...
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Going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,
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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !
+ All together, Children ! + CHORUS
+ Once again, now ! + CHORUS
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2. Well, the leader walked up 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 big decision,
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me stomach was a growling for this new religion.
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I started over to get some food,
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when some sisters approached me in a mystic mood.
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They dunked me in the water 'bout four, five times,
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I couldn't see a thing 'cause I was almost blind.
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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 hand, Hallelujah !
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I'm going to use it well.
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3. I was drenched to me skin and I was feeling cold,
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but the sight of the food made me take a hold.
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The sisters started to break away,
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they said, "Kneel, believers, kneel and pray!"
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I prayed and I prayed in a new-found style,
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in the meantime me taste 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 and said, "Before you eat!" You got to ...
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Mourn, children, mourn, 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 !
+ All together, now ! + CHORUS
+ Once again, now ! + CHORUS
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4. 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.
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Don't talk 'bout the leaders, they treat me good,
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plenty sweet oil and plenty food.
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My brother, it was then that I realized.
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ev'ry man on earth should be baptized. ‘Cause ...
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Going down, Jordan, we are going down, Jordan,
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we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road !
