Blind Willie McTell

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I Got To Cross The River Jordan

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I Got To Cross The River Jordan

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I got to cross that river of Jordan

Lord, I got to cross that for myself

Says, nobody here can cross that for me

Lord, I got to cross that for myself

And I got to meet my dear old my mother

I got to meet her for myself

Left nobody here can meet her for me

Lord, I got to meet her for myself

I got to stand my trial and my judgment

I got to stand that for myself

Left nobody here can stand that for me

So I got to stand that for myself

Jordan river is so hard to swim in

I got to cross that for myself

Says, nobody here can cross that for me

Lord, I got to cross that for myself

I got to face my dear savior

I got to face him for myself

Says, nobody here can face him for me

Lord, I got to face him for myself

And I got to work soul salvation

Lord, I got to work that for myself

Left nobody here can work that for me

Says, I got to work out for myself

So I got to meet my mother and father

I got to meet them for myself

Says, nobody here can meet them for me

Lord, I got to meet them for myself

Ain't nobody here can stand that for me

Lord, I got to stand that for myself

So I got to lie so lonesome graveyard

I got to lie there for myself

Ain't nobody here can lie there for me

Lord, I got to lie there for myself

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