Written by Blind Willie Johnson
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I'm going to ask the question, Please answer, if you can
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If anybody surely can tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can!
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I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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I traveled different countries, I traveled in foreign lands
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I've found nobody could tell me, Just what about the soul of a man
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Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can!
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I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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I saw a crowd standin talkin, I just came up in time
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The doctor and lawyer were teaching, They say a man aint nothin but his mind
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Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can!
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I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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I read the good book often, I try to read it right
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As far as I could understand, The soul is eternal light
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God I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can!
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I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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When Christ taught in the temple, The people all stood amazed
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He was teachin the doctors and lawyers, How to raise a man from the grave
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Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can!
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I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man
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