THERE'S ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS
(aka ONE MORE RIVER)
(Traditional - 19th Century)




Old Noah, once he build the ark
There's one more river to cross
And patched it up with hickory bark
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


He anchored the ark to a great big rock
There's one more river to cross
And then he began to load his stock
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in one by one
There's one more river to cross
The elephant chewing a caraway bun
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in two by two
There's one more river to cross
The crocodile and the kangaroo
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in three by three
There's one more river to cross
The tall girafe and the tiny flea
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in four by four
There's one more river to cross
The hippopotamus stuck in the door
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in five by five
There's one more river to cross
The bees mistook the bear for a hive
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in six by six
There's one more river to cross
The monkey was up to his usual tricks
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in seven by seven
There's one more river to cross
Said the ant to Elephant, "Who're you shovin'?"
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in eight by eight
There's one more river to cross
Some were early and were late
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in nine by nine
There's one more river to cross
They all formed fours and marched in line
There's one more river to cross


One more river, there's one more river to cross
One more river, there's one more river to cross


The animals went in ten by ten
There's one more river to cross
If you want any more, I will sing it again
There's one more river to cross



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As recorded by PAUL TREMAINE & His Orch. (vocal: Paul Tremaine) - 1930


Old Noah, he did build the Ark
(There's one more river to cross)
He buit it out of hickory bark
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


He took in the animals two by two
(There's one more river to cross)
The elephant and the kangaroo
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


(Instrumental Break)


He took in the animals three by three
(There's one more river to cross)
The lion and the little flea
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


He took in the animals four by four
(There's one more river to cross)
There's a hippopotamus stuck in the door
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


(Instrumental Break)


He took in the animals five by five
(There's one more river to cross)
The old queen bee and the rest of her hive
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


He took in the animals six by six
(There's one more river to cross)
And the monkeys all were full of tricks
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross


(Instrumental Break)


He took in the animals seven by seven
(There's one more river to cross)
And the little birds all flew down from Heaven
(There's one more river to cross)


Oh, there's one more river
And that's the river of Jordan
One more river
There's one more river to cross
So deep and wide



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2014)