“Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel (II)”

Description

Uncle Dave Macon gives his opinions about automobiles, evangelists, Henry Ford, and other matters. Chorus is "Haul [take] off your overcoat, roll up your sleeves/Jordan is a hard road to travel I believe"

Notes

Uncle Dave Macon, who had little good to say about automobiles, ran a horse-and-wagon drayage business.

Although this song derives its chorus and structure from "Jordan am a Hard Road to Travel," in Uncle Dave's hands it becomes a completely different song from Dan Emmett's. - PJS

Cross references

• cf. ""Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel" (words, music)
• cf. "Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel"

Recordings

• Uncle Dave Macon, "Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel" (Vocalion 5153, 1927)

References

1. Cohen/Seeger/Wood, pp. 188-189, "Other Side of Jordan" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Silber-FSWB, p. 55, "The Other Side of Jordan" (1 text)
3. BI, CSW188