I'm going to ask the question
   Please answer if you can
   Is there anybody's children can tell me
   What is the soul of a man?
  
   (CHORUS:)
   Won't somebody tell me
   Answer if you can
   Won't somebody tell me
   Tell me what is the soul of a man?
  
   I've travelled different countries
   Travelled to the furthest lands
   Couldn't find nobody could tell me
   What is the soul of a man
  
   (Chorus)
  
   I saw a crowd stand talking
   I just came up in time
   Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors
   That a man ain't nothing but his mind
  
   (Chorus)
  
   I read the Bible often
   I try to read it right
   As far as I can understand
   It's nothing but a burning light
  
   (Chorus)
  
   When Christ taught in the temple
   The people all stood amazed
   Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors
   How to raise a man from the grave
  
   (Chorus)