you know that death came a knockin on my mama s door singin come on mama ain t you ready to go and my mama stooped down buckled up her shoes and she moved on down by the jordan stream and then she shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes you know that death came a knockin on my sister s door singin come on sister ain t you ready to go and my sister stooped down buckled up her shoes and she moved on down by the jordan stream and then she shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes you know that death came a knockin on my brother s door singin come on brother ain t you ready to go and my brother stooped down buckled up his shoes and he moved on down by the jordan stream and then he shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes you know that death came a knockin on my neighbor s door singin come on neighbor ain t you ready to go and my neighbor stooped down buckled up his shoes and he moved on down by the jordan stream and then he shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes you know that death came a knockin on my preacher s door singin come on preacher ain t you ready to go and my preacher stooped down buckled up the shoes and she moved on down by the jordan stream and then she shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes you know that death came a knockin on my front door singin come on sister ain t you ready to go so i stooped down buckled my shoes and i move on down by the jordan stream and then i shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes and then i shout hallelujah done done my duty got on my travelin shoes 