I'm gonna get me religion
I'm a gonna join a Baptist church
I'm gonna get me religion
I'm a gonna join a Baptist church
I'm gonna be a Baptist preacher - so that I won't have to work
Well, I'll be in the pulpit - jumpin' up and down
Well, I'll be in the pulpit - jumpin' up and down
Well, I'll be hollering good news - for miles around
Yeah
One sister jumped up, um, and I said she began to grin
Well, one sister jumped up, um, and she began to grin
Said, "Good Lord, have mercy, um, forgive me for my sin"
I'm a gonna join a Baptist church
I'm gonna get me religion
I'm a gonna join a Baptist church
I'm gonna be a Baptist preacher - so that I won't have to work
Well, I'll be in the pulpit - jumpin' up and down
Well, I'll be in the pulpit - jumpin' up and down
Well, I'll be hollering good news - for miles around
Yeah
One sister jumped up, um, and I said she began to grin
Well, one sister jumped up, um, and she began to grin
Said, "Good Lord, have mercy, um, forgive me for my sin"