All rights to lyrics included on these pages belong to the
artists and authors of the works. All lyrics, photographs,
soundclips and other material on this
website may only be used for private study,
scholarship or research.
by Blind Willie Johnson, arranged by
Hans Theessink
recording of 1998
from Lifeline (Blue Groove BG-9020),
I’m going to ask the question
Please answer if you can
Is there anybody’s children can tell me
Just what is the soul of a man?
Won’t somebody tell me
Answer if you can
Won’t somebody tell me
Just what is the soul of a man?
I’ve traveled different countries
I traveled to the furthest lands
I found nobody could tell me
Just what about the soul of a man?
I saw a crowd stand talking
I just came up in time
Was teaching the doctors and the lawyers
That a man ain’t nothing but his mind
I read the bible often
I try to read it right
And far as I can understand
Nothing but a burning light
When Christ taught in the temple
The people all stood amazed
Was teaching the doctors and the lawyers
How to raise a man from the grave
