Everybody, everybody Everybody ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knee Cryin' Lord have mercy on me Every liar, every liar Every liar ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knees Prayin' Lord have mercy on me Every gambler, every gambler Every gambler ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knee Cryin' Lord have mercy on me Every drunkard, every drunkard Every drunkard ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knee Cryin' Lord have mercy on me You backslider, you backslider You backslider ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knee Cryin' Lord have mercy on me Everybody, everybody Everybody ought to pray sometime Ought to fall down on their knee Cryin' Lord have mercy on