SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME

(A. P. Carter)

When first I heard of a people who claimed This old time religion was real I says I'll go down and look at the crowd It's just the weak minded I feel But something got a hold of me Yes something got a hold of me I went there to fight but on that night There's something got a hold of me I went right down to sit at the door And the devil said don't you go in I said I'll go in for that cannot hurt And sit as far back as I can About that time he got up to leave And he looked right down upon me He told everybody how mean I had been Not thinking so much of me They sing and shout and they all clapped their hands And they all got down on their knees When the fire came from heaven it fell right on me And then I fell to the floor So now I've learnt and there's no need to doubt That the old time religion is real I have a spirit I'll never forget That something got a hold of me