Hark the voice of Jesus callin' Come and work for him today The fearless one, and the heart is fallin' Come and work for him today You've got to walk that lonesome valley You've got to walk it by yourself There's no one here that can go there with you You've got to go there by yourself My mother told me when she's dyin' Just before her breath was gone My darlin' boy, but trust in Jesus, for I leave you here alone You've got to walk that lonesome valley You've got to walk it by yourself There's no one here that can go there with you You've got to go there by yourself Some people say John was a Baptist, others say he was a Jew But the Holy Bible tells us That he was a preacher too You've got to walk that lonesome valley You've got to walk it by yourself There's no one here that can go there with you You've got to go there by yourself