All I Want Is That Pure Religion - Blind Lemon Jefferson

All I want is the pure religion

Hallelu

All I want is the pure religion

Hallelu

All I want is the pure religion

Pure religion take you home to heaven

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Well the place in Jordan

You can't go 'round

Hallelu hallelu

Place in Jordan you can't go 'round

Hallelu

Place in Jordan you can't go round

You ain't got religion you gon' drown

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

When you're crossin' over Jordan

Don't have no fear hallelu

When you're crossin' over Jordan

Don't have no fear hallelu hallelu

Crossin' over Jordan don't have no fear

Jesus gonna be my engineer

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Well death is ridin' all through the land

Hallelu

Death is ridin' all through the land

Hallelu

Death is ridin' all through the land

Ain't gonna spare no gamblin' man

Then you're gonna need this pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Well the doctor's standin'

Lookin' sad hallelu

Doctor's standin'

Lookin' sad hallelu

Doctor's standin'

Lookin' sad hardest case I ever had

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Well my mother and father'

Round my bed a cryin' hallelu

Mother and father 'round my bed a crying

Hallelu

Mother and father 'round my bed a crying

Lord have mercy my child is dyin'

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Well the train is comin'

Done turned the curve hallelu

Train is comin' done turned the curve

Hallelu hallelu

Train is comin' done turned the curve

Fixin' to leave this sinful world

Then you're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu hallelu

Ride on death don't ride so slow

Hallelu hallelu

Ride on death don't ride so slow

Hallelu

Ride on death don't ride so slow

My heart's willing ready to go sayin'

You're gonna need that pure religion

Hallelu oh hallelu