Songs of Zion 117. Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there

Songs of Zion‎#117

Text:	Roll, Jordan, Roll
Tune:	[Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there]

Refrain:
Roll, Jordan, roll, roll, Jordan, roll,
I want to go to heaven when I die,
To hear Jordan roll.

1 Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

2 Oh, preachers, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

3 Oh, sinners, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

4 Oh, mourners, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

5 Oh, seekers, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

6 Oh, mothers, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

7 Oh, sisters, you ought t'have been there.
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line:	Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there
Title:	Roll, Jordan, Roll
Refrain First Line:	Roll, Jordan, roll, roll, Jordan, roll
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1981
Topic:	Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Copyright:	Traditional

Tune Information
Name:	[Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there]
Incipit:	13517 15571 56477
Key:	E♭ Major
Source:	Traditional