preachin blues version 1

Son House

Oh, I m gonna get me a religion, I m gonna join the Baptist Church
Oh, I m gonna get me a religion, I m gonna join the Baptist Church
I m gonna be a Baptist preacher, and I sure won t have to work
Oh, I m a-preach these blues, and I, I want everybody to shout
I want everybody to shout
I m gonna do like a prisoner, I m gonna
roll
my time on out
Oh, I went in my room, I bowed down to pray
Oh, I went in my room, I bowed down to pray
Till the blues come along, and they blowed my spirit
away
Oh, I d-a had religion, Lord, this every day
Oh, I d-a had religion, Lord, this every day
But the womens and whiskey, well, they would not set me free
Oh, I wish I had me a heaven of my own
(spoken: Great God almighty!)
Hey, a heaven of my own
Till I d give all my women a long, long, happy home
hey, I love my baby, just like I love myself
Oh, just like I love myself
Well, if she don t have me, she won t have nobody else