Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read an' my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Sister she taught me how to read
Sister she taught me how to read
If I don't read an' my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

I have a bible in my home
I have a bible in my home
If I don't read an' my soul be lost
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Father he taught me how to read
Father he taught me how to read
If I don't read an' my soul be lost

Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read an' my soul be lost
Mm, mm, mm, mm

Mother she taught me how to read
Mother she taught me how to read
If I don't read an' my soul be lost

Nobody's fault but mine