[Intro]
River Jordan
Crucifixion of Christ (Oh no!)
Ye-ye-yeah Aha!

[Chorus]
I said, a how we a go cross river Jordan? (Yeah)
I said, a how we a go cross river Jordan? (How you mean?)
Said, a how we a go cross river Jordan? (Yeah)

[Verse 1]
Cah, with your pants in a your socks
An' with your shoes to match
Cah, with your kick-back pon your back
An' with your bible in a your hand

[Chorus]
'Cause, a so we a go cross river Jordan
Cah, said, so we a go cross river Jordan

[Verse 2]
Cah, [?] tell me why you turn back
Cah, [?] tell me why you turn back
Cah, when you reach a river Jordan, shouldn't turn back
Cah, when you reach a river Jordan, shouldn't turn back
[Chorus]
Cah, said, a how we a go cross river Jordan? (Hey!)
Cah, how we a go cross river Jordan?
Cah, mi say, roll, river Jordan roll (Go there!)
Mi say, roll, river Righteous roll (You know?)

[Bridge]
Give thanks an' praise unto Jah
Lord-god Jah Ras Tafari
When I play my musical disc, I say, no bother really cry

[Chorus]
Mi said, a so we have fi cross river Jordan (Hey!)
So we have fi cross river Jordan (Huh)

[Verse 3]
Pants in a your socks
An' with your shoes to match
Cah, with your kick-back pon your back
An' with your bible in a your hand

[Chorus]
Mi said, a so we a go cross river Jordan
Cah, mi say, roll, river Jordan roll

[Verse 4]
Some people nah no lucky in dis ya gamblin'
Some people nah no lucky in dis ya gamblin'
Cah, mi say, some of dem are sinner an' a some of dem are winner
Cah, some of dem are sinner an' a some of dem are winner
[Chorus]
So we have fi cross river Jordan
Cah, so we have fi cross river Jordan

[Bridge]
In time of dis a situation
Jah shall separate the righteous from the unrighteous
How we a go cross river Jordan? A river Jordan
River Jordan! Say now, river-river-river-river-river

[Verse 5]
A river Jordan a roll, a river Jordan a roll
Chi, wicked go a zion fi go chant unto to di lion
Natty chase dem dung a Babylon (Go there!)

[Chorus]
Tell you, 'cause a so we have fi cross river Jordan
Cah, said, a so we have fi cross river Jordan

[Bridge]
No weakheart shall enter the kingdom of Zion
Among the righteous man
Cah, Lord-God Jah Ras Tafari shall separate di unrighteous from the righteous

[Chorus]
'Cause, a so we have fi cross river Jordan (Hey!)
So we have fi cross river Jordan
[Bridge]
Ride on! every Iwah on di iwah, gonna play the riddim, style-a, gonna play dem all di while

[Outro]
I said, a so we have fi cross river Jordan (Go there!)
So we have fi cross down river Jordan
So we have fi cross river Jordan (Wow!)
So we have fi cross a river Jordan