Preachin’ Blues, Part 1

[Verse 1]
Oh, I'm gon' get me religion I'm gon' join the baptist church
Oh, I'm gon' get me religion I'm gon' join the baptist church
I'm gon' be a baptist preacher and I sure won't have to work

[Verse 2]
Oh, I'm gonna preach these blues now, and I want everybody to shout
Mmm-mmm, I want everybody to shout
I'm gonna do like a prisoner, I'm gon' roll my time on out

[Verse 3]
Oh, in my room I bowed down to pray
Oh, up in my room I bowed down to pray
Then the blues come along and they blowed my spirit away

[Verse 4]
Oh, I'd'a had religion, Lord, this very day
Oh, I'd'a had religion, Lord, this very day
But the womens and whiskey, well, they would not let me pray

[Verse 5]
Oh, I wish I had me a heaven of my own
(praise God almighty)
Yeah, heaven of my own
Then I'd give all my women a long, long happy home

[Verse 6]
Yeah, I love my baby just like I love myself
Oh, just like I love myself
But if she don't have me she won't have nobody else