I'm standing on Jordan’s shore
Standing on Jordan’s shore
And I ain't going to worry anymore
I'm standing on Jordan’s shore

Gonna lay my purse aside
Lay my purse aside
'Cause my money’s no good on the other side
Gonna lay my purse aside

Gonna carry my old banjo
Carry my old banjo
Because the devil won’t follow wherever I go
If I carry my old banjo

Gonna play that shady grove
Play that shady grove
Make my pallet down soft and low
Gonna play that shady grove

Gonna play that soldier’s joy
Play that soldier’s joy
Flop-eared mule and the red-haired boy
Gonna play that soldier’s joy

Gonna bile them cabbage down
Bile them cabbage down
Because the devil surely cannot stand that sound
When I bile them cabbage down, boys
Gonna carry my old banjo
Carry my old banjo
From the mountain high to the valley low
If I carry my old banjo

Gonna carry my old banjo
Carry my old banjo
'Cause the devil won’t follow wherever I go
If I carry my old banjo