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ONE MORE RIVER by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN

First Line: "O, JORDAN BANK WAS A GREAT OLD BANK!"
Last Line: DERE AIN'T BUT ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - SONG & MUSIC;BLACK SONGS; NEGRO SPIRITUALS;

O, Jordan bank was a great old bank!
Dere ain't but one more river to cross.
We have some valiant soldier here,
Dere ain't but one more river to cross.
O, Jordan stream will never run dry,
Dere ain't but one more river to cross.
Dere 's a hill on my leff, and he catch on my right,
Dere ain't but one more river to cross.




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