Woody Guthrie - Going Up The Mountain lyrics

I was going down the road just the other day And somebody asked me, "How are you today?" I said, "I'm going up the mountain, therefore to pray." A good friend said, "Man, I'll play you some cards." I said, "Boy, you make it sound mighty hard But I'm going up the mountain, therefore to pray." Another brother says, "I'll shoot you some dice." I said "Boy, you sure do make it sound nice But I'm heading up this mountain here, therefore to pray." Then said a man, "Hey, let's take a shot of booze." I said to the man, "I ain't got no time to lose I'm going up this mountain's shoulder, therefore to pray." Then come along a millionaire with money in his hand He tried to hire me to lie to all my land I told him, "I'm heading up this mountain right now, therefore to pray." And up jumped a man with another crooked deal I said, "Good friend, I'd rather kneel Down along my mountaintop somewhere, therefore to pray." I met a woman with j**elry on her finger I said to her friend, "I ain't got no time to linger I'm halfway up my mountainside, therefore to pray." I next met a woman with dye combed in her hair I learned all there was to know about women from her So I'm up here on my mountain kneeling, therefore to pray And next come a man with a fortune for me I'd rather be a poor man with a conscience free So I'm walking up my mountain right now, therefore to pray I was going down the road just the other day Somebody asked me, "How are you today?" I said, "I'm going up the mountain, therefore to pray."