[Intro]
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Brother Pool was standing with his hands up in the air,
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Robed in white with water to his waist.
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Gathered with a congregation on a Sunday afternoon,
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We stood there on the riverbank and prayed
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Just like John in the Jordan,
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Just like John in the Jordan,
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Just like John in the Jordan, Lord,
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Wash my sins away
[There goes Kevin Williams' awesome guitar riff]
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Daddy held my mother's hand as she was next in line.
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She never learned to swim and was afraid
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But she faced her fear of water, took a breath and closed her eyes
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And went under for the Lord to show her faith.
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Just like John in the Jordan,
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Just like John in the Jordan,
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Just like John in the Jordan, Lord,
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Wash my sins away
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One by one they came up testifying (testifying),
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I couldn't wait to be the next to s h i n e.
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Just like John in the Jordan.
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Just like John in the Jordan.
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Just like John in the Jordan, Lord,
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Wash my sins away,
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Just like John in the Jordan.
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Just like John in the Jordan
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John in the Jordan, L o r d,
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Wash my sins away, a w a y