Washington Phillips — Denominations Blues Parts 1 & 2

[Part 1] I want to tell you the natural fact Every man don't understand the Bible alike But that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, I tell you that's all Well, denominations have no right to fight They ought to just treat each other right And that's all, I'll tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, I'll tell you that's all The Primitive Baptists, they believe You can't get to Heaven unless'n you wash your feet But that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, I'll tell you that's all The onliest Primitive that has any part Is the one that does the washing with the pure in heart And that's all, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all Now, the Missionary Baptists, they believe Go under the water and not to wash his feet And that's all, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all Now, the A.M.E. Methodists, they believe Sprinkle the head, to not to wash the feet And that's all, now, I'll tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all Now the A.M.E. Methodists, they believe Sprinkle the head and not to wash the feet And that's all, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all Now the African Methodists, they believes the same 'Cause they know denominations ain't a thing but a name And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all Now the Holiness People, when they came in They said, "Boys, we can make it by livin' above sin" But that's all, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all Now, the Church of God has it in their mind That they can get to Heaven without the sacrament wine But that's all, now, I'll tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all [Part 2] You're fighting each other and think you're doing well And the sinners on the outside, goin' to hell And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all Now the preachers is preaching and think they're doing well And all they want is your money and you can go to hell And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all There's another class of preachers is high in speech They had to go to college to learn how to preach And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all But you can go to the college and you can go to the school But if you ain't got Jesus, you a educated fool And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all That kind of a man, he's hard to convince A man can't preach, son, unless'n he's sinned And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all When people jump from church to church You know the conversion don't amount to much And that's all, now, I'll tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I tell you that's all When Jesus came in at Dividing Day Gonna call the sheep, turn and drive the goats away And that'll be all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all It's right to stand together, it's wrong to stand apart 'Cause none's gonna enter but the pure in heart And that's all, now, I tell you that's all But you better have Jesus, now, I'll tell you that's all