I could not pray
I felt so dog gone
Couldn`t get no witness but I did not know
Then a voice in a whisper said you`ve got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break
The news is gonna break
The news is gonna break that I am here
Out along the way I got so bogged down
I had some business there I did not slow
And a boy in the world said you`ve got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break
The news is gonna break
The news is gonna break that I am here
I`m not a messenger
I`m not the passenger
Got some business there but you did not know
And the point of my visit, well sir, that`s to carry me on
And the news is gonna break
And the news is gonna break
Yeah, your noose is gonna break when I am there
No Paris
No Nepal
No Barstow
Won`t be none of them at all
No Congo
No Kish or Kishangargh
No Memphis
It doesn`t matter who you are
I`m on my way
I feel so dog gone
Go `bout your business but you did not know
And the point if there is one, well sir
That`s to carry me on
And the news is gonna break
(your noose is gonna break)
The news is gonna break that I am here)
The news is gonna break that I am here
And your noose is gonna break when I am there