Josh White recorded this song, GONNA LIVE THE LIFE I SING ABOUT, don't know if it's the same one:

Gonna live the life I sing about, down in my soul, oh yes, in my soul.
I'm gonna fight for the right and shun the wrong, shun the wrong.
Out in the street or in my home,
If I have company or if I'm alone,
I'm gonna live, live the life I sing about, down in my soul, oh yes, in my soul.

Every day, every day, on this bush thoroughfare,
People shun me, look down upon me. They don't like me. I don't care.
I can't sing one thing and try to live another,
Be a saint in the church and a devil under cover.
I'm gonna live, live the life I sing about, down in my soul, oh yes, in my soul.

There are two more verses in the Josh White songbook, and he recorded it on several records, esp. the 25th anniversary on Elektra. If you want the rest just ask.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 11-Sep-02.