Cover art for Wayfarin’ Stranger by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Wayfarin’ Stranger

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Track 10 on Americana 

Producers

Neil Young, John Hanlon &
Jun. 5, 20121 viewer

Wayfarin’ Stranger Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
While traveling through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil nor danger
In that bright world to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 2]
I know that dark clouds will gather around me
I know my way is rough and steep
Yet beauteous fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed their vigils keep
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 1]
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
While traveling through this world of woe
There's no sickness, toil nor danger
In that bright world to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

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Americana (2012)
  1. 1.
    Oh Susannah
  2. 2.
    Clementine
  3. 3.
    Tom Dula
  4. 4.
    Gallows Pole
  5. 5.
    Get a Job
  6. 6.
    Travel On
  7. 7.
    High Flyin’ Bird
  8. 8.
    Jesus’ Chariot (She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain)
  9. 9.
    This Land Is Your Land
  10. 10.
    Wayfarin’ Stranger
  11. 11.
    God Save the Queen
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Recorded At
Audio Casa Blanca, Broken Arrow Ranch - Woodside, CA (Nov 4, 2011)
Released on
June 5, 2012
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Rock
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