Travelling Shoes

Well Death came knocking on my sister's door
Singing "Come on, sister, are you ready to go?"
And my sister bent down, buckled up her shoes
And she moved on down to the Jordan stream.
And then she shout
"Hallelujah! I done my duty!
Put on my traveling shoes".

Well Death came knocking on my brother's door
Singing "Come on, brother, are you ready to go?"
And my brother bent down, buckled on his shoes
And he moved on down to the Jordan stream.
And then he shout
"Hallelujah! Done, done my duty!
Put on my traveling shoes".

Well Death came knocking on my mother's door
Singing "Come on, mother, are you ready to go?"
And my mother bent down, buckled on her shoes
And she moved on down to the Jordan stream.
And then he shout
"Hallelujah! Done, done my duty!
Got on my traveling shoes"".

Well Death came knocking on my father's door
Singing "Come on, father, are you ready to go?"
And my father bent down, buckled on his shoes
And he moved on down to the Jordan stream.
And then he shout
"Hallelujah! I done my duty!
Put on my traveling shoes".

Well Death came knocking on my  door
Singing "Come on, child, are you ready to go?"
And I bent down, buckled on my shoes
And moved on down to the Jordan stream.
And then I shout
""Hallelujah! I done my duty!
Put on my traveling shoes".


Well death comes a-knockin' on my front door,
Singin' ""Come on, sister, ain't ya ready to go?""
And then I'll stoop right down, buckle up my shoes
And I'll move on down by the Jordan stream.
And then I'll shout
"Hallelujah! Done, done my duty!
Got on my traveling shoes".