Death came a knockin’
[Kematian datang memanggil]
You know that death came a knockin’ on the mama's door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu mama]
Singin' come on mama, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo mama, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
And my mama stooped down, buckled up her shoes
[Dan mamaku membungkuk, mengikat sepatunya]
And she moved on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan dia melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then she shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan dia berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]

You know that death came a knockin’ on the sister's door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu kakak perempuan]
Singin' come on sister, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo kak, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
And my sister stooped down, buckled up her shoes
[Dan kakakku membungkuk, mengikat sepatunya]
And she moved on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan dia melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then she shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan dia berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]

You know that death came a knockin’ on the brother's door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu kakak laki-laki]
Singin' come on brother, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo bro, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
And my brother stooped down, buckled up his shoes
[Dan saudaraku membungkuk, mengikat sepatunya]
And he moved on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan dia melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then he shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan dia berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]

You know that death came a knockin’ on the neighbor's door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu tetangga]
Singin' come on neighbor, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo tetangga, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
And my neighbor stooped down, buckled up his shoes
[Dan tetanggaku membungkuk, mengikat sepatunya]
And he moved on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan dia melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then she shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan dia berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]

You know that death came a knockin’ on the preacher's door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu pendeta]
Singin' come on preacher, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo pendeta, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
And my preacher stooped down, buckled up her shoes
[Dan pendetaku membungkuk, mengikat sepatunya]
And she moved on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan dia melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then she shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan dia berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]

You know that death came a knockin’ on my front door
[Kau tahu, kematian datang memanggil pintu depan rumahku]
Singin' come on sister, ain't you ready to go
[Bersyair, ayo kak, kau sudah siap untuk pergi?]
So I stooped down, buckled my shoes
[Jadi aku membungkuk, mengikat sepatuku]
And I move on down by the Jordan stream
[Dan aku melangkah menuju sungai Jordan]
And then I shout "Hallelujah, done, done my duty, got on my travelin' shoes"
[Dan aku berteriak, "Hallelujah, sudah, sudah tugas saya, sekarang saya siap berangkat"]