Wow..the words give me goose bumps, being that they left the earth so close in time to each other. It says he wrote it, and he says that he feels he will be the first to go.......he must have been the most surprised of all that June left first, huh?
I'm sure he thought he would be the first to go. Especially since he had been so sick for so many years and the women usually do outlast the men.
Did some research and found that he didn't write that song though. Heres what I found...you can also hear a midi of the song. This accordian version was all I could find.
Far Side Banks Of Jordan
Terry Smith was voted by the "Traditional Music Association" as it's Songwriter of the Year in both 1995 and 1996, wrote "Far-Side Banks Of Jordan", which is featured twice in Robert Duvall's movie, The Apostle and is included on the film's soundtrack CD.