Chorus Roll, Jordan, roll, Roll, Jordan, roll, I want to go to heaven when I die, To hear old Jordan roll. Verse 1 Oh brothers, you ought to have been there, Yes, my Lord, A-sitting in the kingdom, To hear old Jordan roll. Chorus Roll, Jordan, roll, Roll, Jordan, roll, I want to go to heaven when I die, To hear old Jordan roll. Verse 2 Oh sisters, you ought to have been there, Yes, my Lord, A-sitting in the kingdom, To hear old Jordan roll. Chorus Roll, Jordan, roll, Roll, Jordan, roll, I want to go to heaven when I die, To hear old Jordan roll.