- Written by
- Dan Emmett
- Publication date
- 1853
- Language
- English
- Comments
-
First performed in an 1853 blackface minstrel show in New York and attributed to Dan Emmett. First recorded in 1927 by Uncle Dave Macon
[Chorus]
Oh, pull off your overcoat and roll up your sleeves,
Jordan's a hard road to travel;
Oh, pull off your overcoat and roll up your sleeves,
Oh, Jordan is a hard road to travel, I believe. - Licensing
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Versions
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel written by Dan Emmett English
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel written by Dan Emmett instrumental
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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i | Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | Wayne Erbsen | 1992 | ||
i | Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel | Bill Carrothers | 1997 | ||
i | Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel - Broken Down Gambler | The Tune Dogs | 1999 | Medley | |
i | Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel | Hank Schwartz | August 29, 2003 | ||
i | Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel | Carson Hudson Jr. | 2003 | ||
i | Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel | Modock Rounders | May 26, 2016 |
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel written by John Reuben Thompson English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | Tom Paley and The New Lost City Ramblers | 1960 | |||
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | Bobby Horton | September 25, 1988 | |||
Richmond Is a Hard | 2nd South Carolina String Band | August 1, 1991 | |||
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | Jerry Ernst | 2002 | |||
Richmond | Judy Cook | August 22, 2007 | |||
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | Chris Thile and Michael Daves | November 5, 2013 |