Nobody's fault but mine,
Nobody's fault but mine,
Try to raise my soul to life,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

Devil, he taught me to roll,
Devil, he taught me to roll, yeah,
How to roll that lovely line,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

I've got a bible in my home,
I got a bible in my home, yeah,
I didn't read, my soul be lost,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

My sister, she taught me to read,
My sister, she taught me to read, read, read,
I didn't read, my soul be lost,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

Brother, he showed me the door,
Brother, he showed me the door, ding-dong door,
I didn't walk through, soul be lost,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

I got a monkey on my back,
I got a monkey on my back, yes,
I let him ride, my soul be lost,
Well, it's nobody's fault but mine.

Nobody's fault but mine.