I've been 'buked [rebuked], and I've been scorned, yes.
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
Children...
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
I've been talked about, [sure as] you're born.
There is trouble all over this world, yes.
There is trouble all over this world.
Children...
There is trouble all over this world.
There is trouble all over this world.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion [religion] down, no.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
Children...
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
I've been 'buked [rebuked], and I've been scorned, yes.
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
Children...
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
I've been talked about, [sure as] you're born.
[African American spiritual]
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
Children...
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
I've been talked about, [sure as] you're born.
There is trouble all over this world, yes.
There is trouble all over this world.
Children...
There is trouble all over this world.
There is trouble all over this world.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion [religion] down, no.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
Children...
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
Ain't gonna lay my 'ligion down.
I've been 'buked [rebuked], and I've been scorned, yes.
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
Children...
I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned.
I've been talked about, [sure as] you're born.
[African American spiritual]