Ain't nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

My mother she taught me how to read
My mother she taught me how to read
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

Well I got a bible in my house
Well I got a bible in my house
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

My sister she taught me how to read
My sister she taught me how to read
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine