I looked to the East, I looked to the West I saw John Ball a coming a calling With four blind horses riding in the clouds To look on the other side of Jordan Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe Thunders in the clouds, lighting in the trees What do you think that I told him? It's goodbye son til the next kingdom come And I'll meet you on the other side of Jordan Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe The ladies of England have made a big address About slavery and hardships according They better look at home to their own white slaves They're starving on the English side of Jordan Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe ♪ There were snakes in Ireland not many years ago St Patrick saw the vermin all a crawling But with his shillelagh he hit them on the head And he drove them 'cross the other side of Jordan Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe And Jonah spent three days in the belly of a whale Three days and two nights then according He tickled him with a straw which caused him to laugh And he chucked him on the other side of Jordan Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe ♪ Pull of your old coat and roll up your sleeves Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe