Words and Music Traditional

Standin' in de need of pray'r -
Good Lord, it's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r -
Good Lord, it's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r,
O Lord!
It's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r -
Good Lord, it's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r,
Lord!

'tain't my mother or my father,
But it's me, o Lord,
Standin' in de need of pray'r,
'tain't my mother or my father,
But it's me, o Lord,
Standin' in de need of pray'r.

It's-a me, it's-a me,
Standin' in de need of pray'r, Lord

'tain't my teacher or my preacher,
But it's me, o Lord,
Standin' in de need of pray'r,
'tain't my teacher or my preacher,
But it's me, o Lord,
Standin' in de need of pray'r.

It's-a me, it's-a me,
Standin' in de need of pray'r, Lord

Good Lord, it's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r -
Good Lord, it's-a me, it's-a me, it's-a me, o Lord,
An' I'm standin' in de need of pray'r,