A version of the standard 'Poor Wayfarin' Stranger'

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I had been fighting the loss of my voice all week long when I thought, "Hey! Cool. I oughta record something with this voice!" And so, I did. It turned out kinda scary.

Later on, I tried to add harmonies and jazz it up a bit, but it just didn't sound as cool as the sandpaper voice by itself.

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
But there's no sicknes, toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go

Well, I'm going to see my mother
Said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way will be rough and steep
But beautiful fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed their vigils keep

I'm going there to meet my loved ones
Gone before me one-by-one
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I'll soon be free of earthly trials
My body rest in the old church yard
I'll drop this cross of self-denial
And I'll go singing to my God

I'm going there to meet my Savior
Dwell with him and never roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home