—Blind Willie Johnson, 1927 (Blind Boys of Alabama version)
Nobody's fault, but mine
Nobody's fault, but mine
If I die and my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault, but mine
I got a Bible I can read
I got a Bible I can read
If I fail to read it and my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault, but mine
Well my mother she taught me how to pray,
Mother she taught me how to pray,
If I fail to pray and my soul be lost,
Ain't nobody's fault but mine
Now I got a song I can sing
I got a song I can sing
If I fail to sing it and my soul be lost,
Ain't nobody's fault but mine
Sister Rosetta Tharpe version:
It's nobody's fault, but mine,
Nobody's fault, but mine
And if I die and my soul be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine
My mother taught me how to read
My mother taught me how to read
And if I die and my soul be lost
My mother taught me how to read
It's nobody's fault, but mine,
Nobody's fault, but mine
And if I die and my soul be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine
My mother taught me how to pray
My mother taught me how to pray
And if I die and my soul be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine
Extra verses:
Oh, I got a father who can preach
I got a father who can preach
And if I die and my soul be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine
I got a sister she can sing,
I got a sister she can sing
And if I die and my soul be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine
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