| Oh, you can read out your Bible,
|
| You can fall down on your knees, pretty mama,
|
| And pray to the Lord
|
| But it ain’t gonna do no good.
|
| You’re gonna need
|
| You’re gonna need my help someday
|
| Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin'
|
| Please quit your low down ways.
|
| Well, you can run down to the White House,
|
| You can gaze at the Capitol Dome, pretty mama,
|
| You can pound on the President’s gate
|
| But you oughta know by now it’s gonna be too late.
|
| You’re gonna need
|
| You’re gonna need my help someday
|
| Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin'
|
| Please quit your low down ways.
|
| Well, you can run down to the desert,
|
| Throw yourself on the burning sand.
|
| You can raise up your right hand, pretty mama,
|
| But you better understand you done lost your one good man.
|
| You’re gonna need
|
| You’re gonna need my help someday
|
| Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin'
|
| Please quit your low down ways.
|
| And you can hitchhike on the highway,
|
| You can stand all alone by the side of the road.
|
| You can try to flag a ride back home, pretty mama,
|
| But you can’t ride in my car no more.
|
| You’re gonna need
|
| You’re gonna need my help someday
|
| Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin'
|
| Please quit your low down ways.
|
| Oh, you can read out your Bible,
|
| You can fall down on your knees, pretty mama,
|
| And pray to the Lord
|
| But it ain’t gonna do no good.
|
| You’re gonna need
|
| You’re gonna need my help someday
|
| Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin'
|
| Please quit your low down ways. |