I'm going to ask the question

Please answer if you can

Is there anybody's children can tell me

What is the soul of a man?



(CHORUS:)

Won't somebody tell me

Answer if you can

Won't somebody tell me

Tell me what is the soul of a man?



I've travelled different countries

Travelled to the furthest lands

Couldn't find nobody could tell me

What is the soul of a man



(Chorus)



I saw a crowd stand talking

I just came up in time

Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors

That a man ain't nothing but his mind



(Chorus)



I read the Bible often

I try to read it right

As far as I can understand

It's nothing but a burning light



(Chorus)



When Christ taught in the temple

The people all stood amazed

Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors

How to raise a man from the grave



(Chorus)



("Soul of a Man" was learned from a 1930 recording by Blind Willie Johnson)