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Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Canonical path: /cockburn-bruce/soul-of-a-man
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Soul Of a Man
Read Soul Of a Man lyrics by Bruce Cockburn on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Soul Of a Man
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I'm going to ask the question,
Please answer if you can
Is there anybody's children can tell me,
Tell me what is the soul of a man?
Won't somebody tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Tell me what it is a soul of a man
I've traveled in different countries,
I've traveled to the furthest lands
Couldn't find nobody could tell me,
Tell me what about the soul of a man
Won't somebody tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Tell me what it is a soul of a man
I saw a crowd stand talking,
I just came up right in time
Was teaching the lawyers and the doctor
That a man ain't nothing but his mind
Won't somebody tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Tell me what it is a soul of a man
I read the bible often,
I try to read it right
As far as I can understand,
Is nothing but a burden in life
Won't somebody tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Tell me what it is a soul of a man
When Christ taught in the temple,
The people all stood amazed
Was teaching and the lawyers the doctors
How to raise a man from the grave
Won't somebody tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Tell me what it is a soul of a man
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Bruce Cockburn performs "Soul Of a Man", and this lyric page sits inside the Bruce Cockburn catalog on LyroVerse.
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