I went to the river, could not get across I jumped on a bullfrog, thought it was a hoss Hoss wouldn't pull, sold him for a bull The bull wouldn't holler, sold him for a dollar The dollar wouldn't pass, I throwed in the grass The grass wouldn't grow, sold it for a hoe Hoe wouldn't dig, sold it for a pig Pig wouldn't squeal, sold it for a wheel Wheel wouldn't run, sold it for a gun Gun wouldn't shoot, sold it for a boot Boot wouldn't fit, got rid of it Now let me tell you what you can't do I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Can't serve the Lord and the Devil too I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Now let me tell you what you can't do I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Can't serve the Lord and the Devil too I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Well I ain't been to heaven but I've been told I wish I'd a died in Egyptland The streets are pearl and the gates are gold And I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Now let me tell you what you can't do I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Can't serve the Lord and the Devil too I wish I'd a died in Egyptland I never will forget that day I wish I'd a died in Jerusalem That my Lord washed my sins away And I wish I'd died in Jerusalem Now let me tell you what you can't do I wish I'd a died in Egyptland Can't serve the Lord and the Devil too I wish I'd a died in Egyptland