I live on a street named after a saint
W omen in the churches wear powder and paint
Where the Jews and t he Catholics and Muslims all pray
I can tell a Proddy from a mile away
Goodbye J immy Reed J immy Reed indeed
Gimme that old time r eligion it's just what I need
For thine is the kingdom the power and the glory
Go tell it on the mountain go tell the real story
Tell in that straightforward Puritanical tone
In the mystic hours when a person's alone
Good bye Jimmy Reed Godspeed
Thump on the bible proclaim a creed
You won't amount to much the people all said
Cuz I didn't play guitar behind my head
Never pandered never acted proud
Never took off my shoes throw them in the crowds
Good bye Jimmy Reed good bye and good night
Put a jewel in your crown and I'll put out the light
They threw everything at me everything in the book
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook
They h ad no pity they never lent a hand
I c an't sing a song I don't understand
Goodb ye Jimmy Reed goodb ye and good luck
I c an't play the record cuz my needle got stuck
Trans parent woman in a transparent dress
Suits you well I must confess
I break open your grapes I suck out the juice
I need you like my head needs a noose
Goodb ye Jimmy Reed goodb ye and so long
I t hought I could resist her but I was so wrong
God be with you brother dear
If you d on't mind me asking what brings you here?
A h nothing much I'm just looking for the man
C ame to see where he's lying in this lost land
G oodbye Jimmy Reed and e verything within ya
Can't you he ar me calling from down in Virginia
