Down through the lowlands, a-trudgin' along
With eyes up to heaven and a heart full of song
Lawdy, can't you see
I'm washing the blues from my soul?

I hit all the high spots and found they were vain
To lose that false pleasure was really to gain
Lawdy, can't you see
I'm washing the blues from my soul?

I lifted my hopes to the highest
And found a world friendly and true;
Now right where you are you can find it
For you only need the right point of view!

I put off the old ways and took on the new;
The clouds are divided, the light's shining through!
Lawdy, can't you see
I'm washing the blues from my soul?