Lots of folks say that healing comes
From things that you drink and eat;
Powders and pills and lotions to pour
In your mouth and stomach and feet

Oils and salves and waxes and dyes
In all of these gods they believe;
But the healing takes place by your faith and your work
And not in any of these

Some would rather to trust in a weed
Or a mineral, root, or an herb
Others put trust in a salt or a soap
And not in the word of the Lord

Some people go to the sugar sack
And some to the kerosene can
But healing ain't hiding in any of these;
It comes from the heart of man

The rhubarb root and juniper juice
Cornmeal ashes and liquor
These things are but empty idle gods;
The fire of the spirit is quicker

The soda and syrup and alkalines
Are as dead as an old doornail
So put your faith in the work that you do
And learn that faith will heal