Introduction 
I come from a poor family; 
We didn't have much, 
But the Lord's been good to me. 

Verse 
We were raised in a shack, ya'll. 
Sometimes the clothes were thin 
That we put on our backs, 
But Mamma and Daddy, they done the best they could. 
The always told me, "Son, always be good." 
And, out of all the things, hey.... 
I know that the Lord's been good to me. 

Refrain 
Oh, he's been good.