Went down to the River Jordan Went down to the River Jordan Foi embaixo do Rio Jordão Where John baptized three Where John baptized three Onde João batizou três Well I woke the devil in hell Well I woke the devil in hell Bem, eu despertei o diabo no inferno Saying John ain't baptize me Saying John ain't baptize me Dizendo João não me batizou I say roll, Jordan, roll I say roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Well, some say John was a Baptist Well, some say John was a Baptist Bem, alguns dizem que João era um Batista Some say John was a Jew Some say John was a Jew Alguns dizem que João era um judeu But I say John was a preacher of God But I say John was a preacher of God Mas eu digo que João era um pregador de Deus And my Bible says so too And my Bible says so too E minha Bíblia diz isso também I say roll, Jordan, roll I say roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Aleluia! Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Aleluia! Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Everybody say! Everybody say! Todo mundo dizendo! Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Oh, children! Oh, children! Oh, filhos! Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou Halleluiah! Halleluiah! Aleluia! Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Eu digo role, Jordão, role Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll Role, Jordão, role My soul arise in heaven, Lord My soul arise in heaven, Lord Minha alma levantou no céu, Senhor For the year when Jordan roll For the year when Jordan roll Para o ano, quando o Jordão rolou