I am a poor, wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world alone And there is no sickness, toil or danger In that bright land to which I go And I'm goin' there to meet my mother And I'm goin' there no more to roam And I'm only goin' over Jordan And I'm only goin' over home now Hey ay ay yeah [12x] And I know dark clouds will gather me And I know my way is rough and steep And the beautiful fields that lie just beyond me And I know my needs are rough and steep And I'm going there to see my mother And I'm going there no more to roam And I'm only going over Jordan And I'm only going over home now Cause I am a poor, wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world alone And there's no sickness, toil or danger In that bright land to which I go And I'm going there to see my mother And I'm going there no more to roam And I'm only going over Jordan And I'm only going over home now