Old Job's Gospel Blues Lyrics

People come and tell me that I ain't no good at all

The righteous gonna prosper and the wicked, they gonna fall

Well, I looked around the world, I don't see that

The righteous sometimes suffer and the wicked grow fat

I said I come here tonight singin' OLD JOB'S GOSPEL BLUES

I come into this world in my birthday suit

'Spect I'm gonna leave that way too

The Lord he gives and he takes away

Blessed be the name of the Lord

I used to have some money, now there's just the one thin dime

I give it to my woman, she still bad mouths me all of the time

I got some kids that don't come home at night

A boss that told me to "take a hike"

I said I come here tonight singin' OLD JOB'S GOSPEL BLUES

I come into this world in my birthday suit

'Spect I'm gonna leave that way too

The Lord he gives and he takes away

Blessed be the name of the Lord

It's your sins got you singing the blues

Let me give you news you can use

Old Job now just repent, hey, what can you lose

Just those things got you singin' the blues

Come on Job now be like me

Get down, repent on your knees

And you can be satisfied too

Oh, no, no, I am not a sinner, not like other men

And don't you step on my blue suede shoes

I'm gonna take this problem to the Lord in prayer

And ask him why he saddled me with these awful blues

I'm gonna take this problem to his face

In his presence plead my case

And say, Lord you're pickin' on the wrong man

Come on, come on, let me plead my case

Come on, come on, now let me see your face

Come on, come on, you loved me yesterday

Come on, come on, now don't go throwin' me away

If I could just reason with you, you would grant that my words are true

Do Lord, deliver poor me

Well, who is this speakin' out

Do you now what you're talkin' 'bout

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Well if you do, won't you tell me so (I said, tell me so)

Well, I made the Earth in seven days

You gonna show me a better way?

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Well if you do, won't you tell me so (I said, tell me so)

Well, I made a man and a woman too

You show me a better way to do

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Do you know (I said, do you know)

Well if you do, won't you tell me so (I said, tell me so)

I guess I got your message, you got everything in control

You're right I talk too much of things I don't understand at all

I get my chance to plead my case

You put me right back here in my place

I said I come here tonight singin' OLD JOB'S GOSPEL BLUES

I come into this world in my birthday suit

'Spect I'm gonna leave that way too

The Lord he gives and he takes away

Blessed be the name of the Lord