Roll Jordan Roll
John Legend * Track #2 On 12 Years a Slave (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
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Album 12 Years a Slave (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
- #1Devil’s Dream
Tim Fain
- #2Roll Jordan Roll
John Legend
- #3Freight Train
Gary Clark Jr.
- #4Yarney’s Waltz
Tim Fain & Caitlin Sullivan
- #5Driva Man
Alabama Shakes
- #6My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)
David Hughey & Roosevelt Credit
- #7Move
John Legend & Fink
- #8Washington
Hans Zimmer
- #9(In the Evening) When the Sun Goes Down
Gary Clark Jr.
- #10Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song)
Alicia Keys
- #11Solomon
Hans Zimmer
- #12Little Girl Blue
Laura Mvula
- #13Misery Chain
Chris Cornell & Joy Williams
- #14Roll Jordan Roll
Topsy Chapman & Chiwetel Ejiofor
- #15Money Musk
Tim Fain
- #16What Does Freedom Mean (To a Free Man)
Cody ChesnuTT
Roll Jordan Roll by John Legend
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TraditionalAbout
‘Roll Jordan Roll’ is one of two songs performed by John Legend for the 2013 (film of the same name) ‘12 Years a Slave’ soundtrack album.
This spiritual is said to have been published “in the 1867 anthology Slave Songs of the United States; the first songbook to bring African-American folk music to...
Roll Jordan Roll Lyrics
[Chorus]
Roll Jordan roll
Roll Jordan roll
I want to get to heaven when I die
To hear ol' Jordan roll
Roll Jordan roll
Roll Jordan roll
Oh, I want to get to heaven when I die
To hear ol' Jordan roll
[Verse 1]
My brother, you ought to been there
Yes, my Lord
A-sitting in the kingdom
To see ol' Jordan roll
[Chorus]
Roll Jordan roll
Roll Jordan roll
Oh, I want to get to heaven when I die
To hear ol' Jordan roll
[Verse 2]
My mother, you ought to been there (ooh)
Yes, my Lord
A-sitting in the kingdom
To see ol' Jordan roll, ooh
[Chorus]
Roll Jordan roll (roll Jordan roll)
Roll Jordan roll, oh
I want to get to heaven when I die
To hear ol' Jordan roll
Oh, I want to get to heaven when I die
To see ol' Jordan roll
Roll Jordan Roll Q&A
Who wrote Roll Jordan Roll's ?
Roll Jordan Roll was written by Traditional.
Who produced Roll Jordan Roll's ?
Roll Jordan Roll was produced by John Legend.
When did John Legend release Roll Jordan Roll?
John Legend released Roll Jordan Roll on Fri Nov 01 2013.