LYRICS

We got a long way to travel
Children we got a long way to travel, Lord
Children we got a long way to travel

Well I just want to make it in the kingdom
Well I just want to make it in the kingdom, Lord
Well I just want to make it in the kingdom

Children I got a long way to travel
Children I got a long way to travel, Lord
Children I got a long way to travel

Well I just want to make it over yonder
Well I just want to make it over yonder, Lord
Well I just want to make it over yonder

Well I got on my travelin' shoes
Well I got on my travelin' shoes, Lord
Well I got on my travelin' shoes

Credit text

Lomax, John A., Ruby T. Lomax, and Mary Tollman. Long Way to Travel. Livingston, AL, May 28, 1939. Audio. 2 mins, 7 sec. Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Accessed Jan. 23, 2026.

Citation

Lomax, John A., Ruby T. Lomax, and Mary Tollman. Long Way to Travel. Livingston, AL, May 28, 1939. Audio. 2 mins, 7 sec. Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Accessed Jan. 23, 2026. From ANCHOR. Library of NC.