| Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel | |
| Published: | 1853 |
| Genre: | Minstrel tune, folk song |
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel is a song composed by American songwriter Dan Emmett for an 1853 blackface minstrel show. The song became extremely popular throughout the United States. It was recorded in 1927[1] by banjo player and singing entertainer Uncle Dave Macon,[2] an early Grand Ole Opry star. The song was later included on the Smithsonian Institution's Folkways collection, . Peter, Paul and Mary sing this song on their Moving album in 1963 as "Old Coat".