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 gotta carry it on And the news is gonna break The news is gonna break The news is gonna break that I am here, whoa 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 gotta carry it on And the news is gonna break The news is gonna break The news is gonna break that I am here, whoa I'm not a messenger, I'm not the pa**enger 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 The news is gonna break Yeah, your noose is gonna break when I am there, whoa No Paris And 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) Yeah, the news is gonna break that I am here, whoa The news is gonna break that I am here, whoa And your noose is gonna break when I am there