[Verse 1] Found my bible in the cypress knee Moss growin over John 3:3 Pages stuck together with the swamp and rain Every word got a water stain [Pre-Chorus] It don't read like it used to It bleed like it used to Preacher said son you been gone too long I said preacher I been here where I belong Got moss on my bible Moss on my soul Been down in the water Where the black roots grow Got moss on my bible Can't read the lines But the swamp keep preachin Every time[Chorus] [Verse 2] Harmonica cryin like a Sunday train Steel drum ringin like the baptism rain Bone harp clickin like them old bones shake Mama's voice sayin boy you best awake [Bridge - bone harp + steel drums + harmonicas break] (whispered) Moss on my bible... Moss on my name... Wash it... wash it... In that cypress rain... [Chorus - full choir] Got moss on my bible Moss on my soul Been down in the water Where the black roots grow Got moss on my bible Moss on my soul Baptize me dirty Make me whole[Final Chorus - stripped] [Outro - harmonica + bone harp] Moss... on my bible...
