Monday, October 12, 2009

Blind Willie Johnson * the soul of a man*

Won't somebody tell me, answer if you can!
Want somebody tell me, what is the soul of a man
I'm going to ask the question, answer if you can

If anybody here can tell me, what is the soul of a man?
I've traveled in different countries, I've traveled foreign lands
I've found nobody to tell me, what is the soul of a man

I saw a crowd stand talking, I came up right on time
Were hearing the doctor and the lawyer, say a man ain't nothing but his mind
I read the bible often, I tries to read it right

As far as I can understand, a man is more than his mind
When Christ stood in the temple, the people stood amazed
Was showing the doctors and the lawyers, how to raise a body from the grave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Willie_Johnson

2 comments:

  1. The photo you have is of Blind Willie Mc Tell, NOT Blind Willie Johnson. Thought you'd like to know. Jack

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  2. Thank you, Jack, I am happy you took the time to point out the error. Thomas.

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