Primary Source: I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train

LYRICS

I’m goin’ home on the morning train
Well I’m goin’ home on the morning train
I’m goin’ home on the morning train
If you don’t see me you can hear me singing
All of my sins been taken away, taken away

Sister Mary wore three lengths of chain
Sister Mary she wore three lengths of chain
Sister Mary she wore three lengths of chain
Every length was Jesus’ name
All of my sins been taken away, taken away

The tallest tree in paradise
Tallest tree in paradise
Tallest tree in paradise
The Christians call it the tree of life,
All of my sins been taken away, taken away

Jordan deep, and Jordan wide Jordan here refers to the Jordan River, which is significant in both Jewish and Christian faiths due to a series of events sid to have taken place in or near the river, including the crossing of the Israelites from slavery to freedom in the "Promised Land" and the baptism of Jesus. It
Jordan deep, and Jordan wide
Jordan deep, and Jordan wide
Chill my body but not my soul
All of my sins been taken away, taken away.