Death Came A-Knockin (Travelin' Shoes)

Oh, you know that

Oh, you know that

You know that death came a-knockin' on my mother's door

Singin', "Come on, mother, ain't ya ready to go?"

And my mother 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"

Death came a-knockin' on my sister's door

Singin', "Come on, sister, ain't ya 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"

Hey, hey!

Hey, hey!

You know that death came a-knockin' on my brother's door

Singin', "Come on, brother, ain't ya 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 when death came a-knockin' on my neighbor's door

Singin', "Come on, neighbor, ain't ya 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"

Hey, hey!

Hey, hey!

You know that death came a-knockin', my preacher's door

Singin', "Come on, preacher, ain't ya ready to go?"

And my preacher 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 when death comes a-knockin' on my front door

Singin', "Come on, sister, ain't ya ready to go?"

I'm gonna stoop right down, buckle up my shoes

Gonna move on down by the Jordan stream

And then I'll shout

"Hallelujah, done, done my duty!

Got on my travelin' shoes"