The Other Side of Jordan.David had a banjo, and he kept it strung,And he ’ranged the music accordin’—Then he play’d a tune, call’d “Go it while you’re young,”And they dance it on t’other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble;So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble I b’lieve.David and Goliah, they went out to fight,Old Father Miller went out to part ’em;He up with a stone, hit David on the shin,And it landed on t’other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.The M. P.’s came, and they took ’em up,But the Mayor gave them their pardon;They both shook hands and said they’d agree,And settle on the other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.Oh, de Cod-Fish Question, it made a mighty talk,’Twas a subject that we nebber said a word on,But when John Bull got sassy, de Yankees made him walk,And day drobe him to the other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.Dere’s Poor Uncle Tom, and de Old Folks at Home,Am de songs dat all ob you hab heard on,But the greatest song ob all, dat will hab the greatest run,Is de song about de other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
The Other Side of Jordan.David had a banjo, and he kept it strung,And he ’ranged the music accordin’—Then he play’d a tune, call’d “Go it while you’re young,”And they dance it on t’other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble;So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble I b’lieve.David and Goliah, they went out to fight,Old Father Miller went out to part ’em;He up with a stone, hit David on the shin,And it landed on t’other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.The M. P.’s came, and they took ’em up,But the Mayor gave them their pardon;They both shook hands and said they’d agree,And settle on the other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.Oh, de Cod-Fish Question, it made a mighty talk,’Twas a subject that we nebber said a word on,But when John Bull got sassy, de Yankees made him walk,And day drobe him to the other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.Dere’s Poor Uncle Tom, and de Old Folks at Home,Am de songs dat all ob you hab heard on,But the greatest song ob all, dat will hab the greatest run,Is de song about de other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
The Other Side of Jordan.David had a banjo, and he kept it strung,And he ’ranged the music accordin’—Then he play’d a tune, call’d “Go it while you’re young,”And they dance it on t’other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble;So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble I b’lieve.David and Goliah, they went out to fight,Old Father Miller went out to part ’em;He up with a stone, hit David on the shin,And it landed on t’other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.The M. P.’s came, and they took ’em up,But the Mayor gave them their pardon;They both shook hands and said they’d agree,And settle on the other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.Oh, de Cod-Fish Question, it made a mighty talk,’Twas a subject that we nebber said a word on,But when John Bull got sassy, de Yankees made him walk,And day drobe him to the other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.Dere’s Poor Uncle Tom, and de Old Folks at Home,Am de songs dat all ob you hab heard on,But the greatest song ob all, dat will hab the greatest run,Is de song about de other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
David had a banjo, and he kept it strung,And he ’ranged the music accordin’—Then he play’d a tune, call’d “Go it while you’re young,”And they dance it on t’other side of Jordan.
David had a banjo, and he kept it strung,
And he ’ranged the music accordin’—
Then he play’d a tune, call’d “Go it while you’re young,”
And they dance it on t’other side of Jordan.
So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble;So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,Jordan’s a hard road to trabble I b’lieve.
So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,
Jordan’s a hard road to trabble;
So I pull’d off my coat, and roll’d up my sleeve,
Jordan’s a hard road to trabble I b’lieve.
David and Goliah, they went out to fight,Old Father Miller went out to part ’em;He up with a stone, hit David on the shin,And it landed on t’other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.
David and Goliah, they went out to fight,
Old Father Miller went out to part ’em;
He up with a stone, hit David on the shin,
And it landed on t’other side of Jordan.
Den pull off your coat, &c.
The M. P.’s came, and they took ’em up,But the Mayor gave them their pardon;They both shook hands and said they’d agree,And settle on the other side of Jordan.Den pull off your coat, &c.
The M. P.’s came, and they took ’em up,
But the Mayor gave them their pardon;
They both shook hands and said they’d agree,
And settle on the other side of Jordan.
Den pull off your coat, &c.
Oh, de Cod-Fish Question, it made a mighty talk,’Twas a subject that we nebber said a word on,But when John Bull got sassy, de Yankees made him walk,And day drobe him to the other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
Oh, de Cod-Fish Question, it made a mighty talk,
’Twas a subject that we nebber said a word on,
But when John Bull got sassy, de Yankees made him walk,
And day drobe him to the other side of Jordan.
So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
Dere’s Poor Uncle Tom, and de Old Folks at Home,Am de songs dat all ob you hab heard on,But the greatest song ob all, dat will hab the greatest run,Is de song about de other side of Jordan.So I pull’d off my coat, &c.
Dere’s Poor Uncle Tom, and de Old Folks at Home,
Am de songs dat all ob you hab heard on,
But the greatest song ob all, dat will hab the greatest run,
Is de song about de other side of Jordan.
So I pull’d off my coat, &c.