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