i m standing on jordans shore standing on jordans shore and i ain t going to worry anymore i m standing on jordans shore gonna lay my purse aside lay my purse aside cause my moneys no good on the other side gonna lay my purse aside gonna carry my old banjo carry my old banjo because the devil wont follow wherever i go if i carry my old banjo gonna play that shady grove play that shady grove make my pallet down soft and low gonna play that shady grove gonna play that soldiers joy play that soldiers joy flop eared mule and the red haired boy gonna play that soldiers joy gonna bile them cabbage down bile them cabbage down because the devil surely cannot stand that sound when i bile them cabbage down boys gonna carry my old banjo carry my old banjo from the mountain high to the valley low if i carry my old banjo gonna carry my old banjo carry my old banjo cause the devil wont follow wherever i go if i carry my old banjo