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Goin' Down Jordan
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Harry Belafonte
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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, mourn
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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
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