[Verse 1]
You're gonna need that pure religion, allelu
Gonna need that pure religion, allelu yeah
You're gonna need that pure religion
Pure religion gonna carry you through
You're gonna need that pure religion, allelu

[Verse 2]
Goodbye mother, don't you mourn, allelu
Goodbye mother, don't you mourn, allelu yeah
Goodbye mother, don't you mourn
You may know I'm going home
You're gonna need that pure religion, allelu

[Verse 3]
Goodbye father, don't you cry, allelu
Goodbye father, don't you cry, allelu yeah
Goodbye father, don't you cry
You may know I was born to die
I want to wander in the sun, allelu

[Verse 4]
Hearse come backin' up to my door, allelu
Hearse come backin' up to my door, allelu yeah
Hearse come backin' up to my door
Ain't gonna see my friends no more
You're gonna need that pure religion, allelu

[Verse 3]
Now, goodbye father, don't you cry, allelu
Goodbye father, don't you cry, allelu yeah
Goodbye father, don't you cry
You may know I was gonna die
You're gonna need that pure religion, allelu