The River of Jordan by The Louvin Brothers
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4-UfQasSs
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Music and Lyrics: Ira and Charlie Louvin
Standard Tuning
Key: A


[Intro]
   


[Verse 1]
             
To the river o

             
f Jordan, our 


savior went on

e day
             
And we read th

             
at John the Ba

              
ptist met him 


there
             
And when John 

            
baptized Jesus

    
 in Jordan's r

ushing waters
            
The mighty pow

             
er of God fill

       
ed the air


[Chorus]

Well I'm on my

 way, (to the 

River of Jorda

n)
             
I'm gonna wade

       
 right in, (in

 the rushing w

aters)
             
I'm going down

            
 (I'm going do

              
wn) to the Riv

      
er of Jordan
             
And let the co

             
ol waters clea

       
nse my soul


[Instrumental]
    
    
   
    


[Verse 2]
             
King Naaman wa

             
s stricken wit

  
h dreaded lepr

osy
             
And he sent fo

             
r the man of G

      
od to pray
             
But Elija said

            
 to Naaman, go

 
 dip yourself 

in Jordan
            
And let the co

             
ol waters wash

            
 your spots aw

ay


[Chorus]
             
So he went rig

         
ht down (to th

e River of Jor

dan)
             
He waded right

            
 in (in the ru

      
shing waters)
             
He dip himself

           
 (he dipped hi

              
mself) in the 

         
River of Jorda

n
             
And the cool w

             
aters made him

 
 whole


[Verse 3]
            
The River of J

         
ordan is many 

miles away
             
And this might

             
y river I may 

      
never see
             
But I'll find 

            
myself an alte

              
r in an old fa

        
shioned church
            
And my River o

             
f Jordan that 

     
will be


[Chorus]
             
Well I'm on my

       
 way, (to the 

River of Jorda

n)
             
I'm gonna wade

           
 right in, (in

 the rushing w

aters)
             
I'm going down

           
 (I'm going do

              
wn) to the Riv

      
er of Jordan
             
And let the co

             
ol waters clea

       
nse my soul


[Outro]