Soul Of A Man
by Blind Willie Johnson, arranged by 
Hans Theessink 
recording of 1998 
from Lifeline (Blue Groove BG-9020), 
I’m going to ask the question 
Please answer if you can 
Is there anybody’s children can tell me 
Just what is the soul of a man? 
Won’t somebody tell me 
Answer if you can 
Won’t somebody tell me 
Just what is the soul of a man? 
I’ve traveled different countries 
I traveled to the furthest lands 
I found nobody could tell me 
Just what about the soul of a man? 
I saw a crowd stand talking 
I just came up in time 
Was teaching the doctors and the lawyers 
That a man ain’t nothing but his mind 
I read the bible often 
I try to read it right 
And far as I can understand 
Nothing but a burning light 
When Christ taught in the temple 
The people all stood amazed 
Was teaching the doctors and the lawyers 
How to raise a man from the grave