You Gotta Have Jesus
This song was written by Washington Phillips and first recorded by him in 1927. Larry released it on a single track CD which was originally only available to attendees of what was at the time expected to be Larry's last ever concert, in Beaverton, Portland, in 2003. Most if not all copies were autographed
Version 1 is a full studio recording
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lyrics version 1
Well I wanna tell you people it's a natural fact
Some will go to heaven, others be held back
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
You know you gotta have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Well denominations often have the right to fight
They should forgive one another, treat their brother right
And that's all
Well I tell ya that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Yeah it's right to stand together, wrong to stand apart
None will enter heaven but the pure in heart
And that's all
I tell ya that's all yeah
You know you gotta have Jesus
An' I tell ya that's all
Yeah
Well the primitive baptists they believe
That you can't get to heaven 'less you wash your feet
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
You gotta have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Well the African methodist, they believe the same
But they know denominations ain't nothing but a name
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
Well you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Yeah
People who jump from church to church
Well you can bet their conversation don't amount to much
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
If you don't have Jesus
Buddy that's all
Well you can go to your college, go to your school
But if you ain't got Jesus you're an educated fool
That's all
I tell ya that's all
But you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Rock it boys [Spoken]
Ye-ah
Some will go to heaven, others be held back
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
You know you gotta have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Well denominations often have the right to fight
They should forgive one another, treat their brother right
And that's all
Well I tell ya that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Yeah it's right to stand together, wrong to stand apart
None will enter heaven but the pure in heart
And that's all
I tell ya that's all yeah
You know you gotta have Jesus
An' I tell ya that's all
Yeah
Well the primitive baptists they believe
That you can't get to heaven 'less you wash your feet
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
You gotta have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Well the African methodist, they believe the same
But they know denominations ain't nothing but a name
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
Well you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Yeah
People who jump from church to church
Well you can bet their conversation don't amount to much
And that's all
I tell ya that's all
If you don't have Jesus
Buddy that's all
Well you can go to your college, go to your school
But if you ain't got Jesus you're an educated fool
That's all
I tell ya that's all
But you better have Jesus
I tell ya that's all
Rock it boys [Spoken]
Ye-ah
lyrics version 2 - TBC