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Thread #107130   Message #2218740
Posted By: Roberto
19-Dec-07 - 03:40 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Soul of a Man (Blind Willie Johnson)
Subject: Lyr Req: Blin Willie Johnson's Soul of a Man
Please, help me to get an exact transcription of this great recording by Blind Willie Johnson. What follows is what I've got so far. R

Well, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
Won't somebody tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man?

I'm going to ask the question, please answer if you can
Is there anybody sure can tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man?

Well, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man

I've travelled different countries, I've travelled in foreign lands
I've found nobody could tell me, tell me what was the soul of a man

Well, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man

I saw a crowd stand talking, I just came up in time
Was teaching the lawyer, the doctor, well a man ain't nothing but a mind

Well, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man
God-a, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man

I read the bible often, I tries to read it right
And furthest I could understand, nothing but a burnin' light

God-a, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man

When Christ sat in at the temple, the people, Lo', stood amazed
Was teaching the lawyer, doctor, how to raise a man from the grave

Well, won't somebody tell me, answer if you can
Won't somebody tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man?