Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read it my soul be lost

I have a bible in my home
I have a bible in my home
If I don't read it my soul be lost

Mmm, father he taught me how to read
Father he taught me how to read
If I don't read it my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Ah, Lord, Lord
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read it my soul be lost

Ah, I have a bible of my own
I have a bible of my own
If I don't read it my soul be lost

Oh, mother she taught me how to read
Mother she taught me how to read
If I don't read it my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine
Ah, Lord, Lord
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read it my soul be lost

And sister she taught me how to read
Sister she taught me how to read
If I don't read it my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Ah, mmm, Lord, Lord
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read it my soul'd be lost, mmm