Ah, nobody's fault but mine

Nobody's fault but mine

Tryin' to raise my soul to light



Ah, have a bible in my home

Have a bible in my home

Tryin' to raise my soul to light



.. taught me how to read

.. taught me how to read

Tryin' to raise my soul to light

Nobody's fault but mine.



Oh Lord, nobody's fault but mine

Tryin' to raise my soul to light

Ah have a bible in my home

Have a bible in my home

Tryin' to raise my soul to light

Oh, buddy she taught me how to read

Buddy she taught me how to read

Tryin' to raise my soul to light.



Ah, Lord, Lord, nobody's fault but mine

Bible and my soul tonight

And sister she taught me how to read

Sister she taught me how to read

Bible and my soul tonight.



Ah, no, no, nobody's fault but mine.

Bible and my soul tonight.

Nobody's fault but mine

Nobody's fault but mine

Tryin' to raise my soul to the light

Nobody's fault but mine



Got a bible in my home

Got a bible in my home

Tryin' to raise my soul to the light

Nobody's fault but mine - yeah!



Sister she taught me to roll

My sister she taught me to roll

I roll along the line

Nobody's fault but mine



Nobody's fault but mine

Nobody's fault but mine

I'll raise my soul to the light

Nobody's fault but mine

Take it on, take it on



I got a monkey on my back

I gotta monkey on my back, back, back

I'll raise my soul to the light

Nobody's fault but mine - yeah



Nobody's fault but mine

Nobody's fault but mine

I'll raise my soul