Some of These Days / I'm Going down to the River of Jordan
First recording and first release by Fisk University Male Quartette (October 23, 1915 / 1916)
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aka "River of Jordan" or "Some of These Days" or "Streets of Glory" African-American spiritual dating back to the mid-1800s. Part of the family of "Jordan" African-American spirituals including Roll, Jordan, Roll. "Streets of Glory" later replaced "River of Jordan" in many of the versions.
This song's lyrics include:
I’m going down to the river of Jordan (or Streets of Glory)
O yes, I’m going down to the river of Jordan (or Streets of Glory)
Some of these days, Hallelujah...
...I’m going to set at the welcome table;
I’m going to feast off milk and honey...
Also, not to be confused with Hazel Houser's 1962 spiritual River of Jordan which starts off "To the river of Jordan our Savior went one day" (and that is the predominant version sung by bluegrass artists). - Licensing
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