[Verse 1]
Now, mother, don't you stop a-prayin'
Father, keep right on prayin'
Mother, don't you stop a-prayin'
For this old world is almost done

[Chorus 1]
Well, keep your lamps trimmed and burnin'
Keep your lamps
Keep your lamps trimmed and burnin'
For this old world is almost done

[Verse 2]
Ah, sister, don't you stop a-prayin'
Brother, keep right on prayin'
Sister, don't you stop a-prayin'
For this old world is almost done

[Chorus 1]
Well, keep your lamps trimmed and burnin'
Keep your lamps
Ah, keep your lamps trimmed and burnin'
For this old world is almost done

[Guitar Solo]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 1]
Now, mother, don't you stop a-prayin'
Father
Mother, don't you stop a-prayin'
For this old world is almost done

[Chorus 2]
Well, keep our lamps trimmed and burnin'
Keep our lamps (trimmed and burnin')
Keep our lamps trimmed and burnin'
For our race is almost run

[Bridge]
Keep our lamps trimmed
And burnin'

[Bridge]
Keep our lamps trimmed
And burnin'

[Bridge]
Do do do do
Do do do and burnin'

[Outro]
Ah, keep our lamps trimmed and burnin'
For our race is almost run
Keep our lamps trimmed and burnin'
For our race is
Almost run
Trimmed and burnin'