Verse 1:
(I said I wasn't gonna *tell nobody but I)
couldn't keep it to myself (3x).
(I said I wasn't gonna *tell nobody but I)
couldn't keep it to myself, what the Lord has done for me.

Chorus:
You ought to been there, (when He) saved my soul.
You ought to been there, (when He put my) name on the roll
(Then I) started walking,
(I) started talking,
(I) started singing,
(I) started shouting
about what the Lord has done for me.

* additional words: run for Jesus, shout for joy, tell my mother