Ah, nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah, have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light Taught me how to read Taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light Nobody's fault but mine. Oh Lord, nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light Oh, buddy she taught me how to read Buddy she taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light. Ah, Lord, Lord, nobody's fault but mine Bible and my soul tonight And sister she taught me how to read Sister she taught me how to read Bible and my soul tonight. Ah, no, no, nobody's fault but mine. Bible and my soul tonight. Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Got a bible in my home Got a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah! Sister she taught me to roll My sister she taught me to roll I roll along the line I'll raise my soul to the light Take it on, take it on I got a monkey on my back I gotta monkey on my back, back, back I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah I'll raise my soul to the light Whoo! Naw. I'll raise my soul to the light Tryin' raise my soul to the light Oh!