Here's Arizona Dranes version:

MY SOUL IS A WITNESS FOR MY LORD- Arizona Dranes 1926
The lead (dranes) sings: "My soul's a witness for my Lord" on the last line of the CHORUS- the back-up singers sing (for my Lord) with her. Transcribed: R. Matteson


Piano intro

CHORUS: Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
My soul's a witness (for my Lord)

Read the scripture, we are told,
We have the way to see God's soul.
In the dark, thistle and hedges
Down beneath the dam, where the golden wedge is.

Got a steeple, and a staff
Moses 'round the, golden calf.
Put it in the water, turned bitter as gall,
Children of the Lord, couldn't drink at all.

CHORUS: Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
My soul's a witness (for my Lord)

[Piano solo]

God is the way, said the Son
God stood with him till the work was done
Work was done, children shouted
God from Heaven began to look out.

Got it to twelve got up to seven
The walls fell down and I heard it in Heaven
*Stop the Son, the battle is one,
Stop the Son the battle is two
Stop the Son the battle is three
God has made the sinner free.

Stop the Son, battle is four
God says man has war no more.
Stop the Son, battle is five,
God and man have reconciled.
Stop the Son, battle is seven
The walls fell down and I heard it in Heaven.

CHORUS: Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
Witness (for my Lord)
My soul's a witness (for my Lord)

CHORUS: I'm a witness (for my Lord)
I'm a witness (for my Lord)
I'm a witness (for my Lord)
My soul's a witness (for my Lord)

*Said (seems like this is the correct word- sounds like "Stop")


Joe- there are a couple lines that you can fix in your transcription one is: Put it in the water, turned bitter as gall,


Richie