Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
It was good for our mothers.
It was good for our mothers.
It was good for our mothers.
And it's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Makes me love everybody.
Makes me love everybody.
Makes me love everybody.
And it's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
It has saved our fathers.
It has saved our fathers.
It has saved our fathers.
And it's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
It will do when I am dying.
It will do when I am dying.
It will do when I am dying.
And it's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
It will take us all to heaven.
It will take us all to heaven.
It will take us all to heaven.
And it's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion
Tis the old time religion,
Tis the old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Oh dude, you left out the best part of the new version of the song:
It will help me smell purple
It will help me smell purple
It will help me smell purple
It's good enough for me.
parsy, who smelled purple once a long time ago.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Well, there's one thing that I do know,
That's my favorite Goddess, Juno,
'Cause she's awfully good at...you know,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
We went off to worship Venus.
And by gosh you should have seen us!
Now the clinic has to screen us.
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray to Aphrodite
Even tho' she's rather flighty
And they say she wears no nightie,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray with those Egyptians
Build our pyramids to put our crypts in
Cover subways with inscriptions,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Oh, Old Odin we will follow
And in fighting we will wallow
"Til we wind up in Valhallaaaa,
and that's good enough for me.
We will sing a verse for Loki,
He's the old Norse god of Chaos,
Which is why this verse don't
rhyme or scan or nothin'
But it's good enough for me...
We'll sing a verse for Thor,
In bed, he's not a bore,
That hammer isn't all he's famous for,
So he's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Let me follow dear old Buddha
For there is nobody cuter
He comes in plastic, wood or pewter,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray with Zarathrustra
Pray just like we usta
I'm a Zarathrustra boosta,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Hare Krishna gets a laugh on
When he sees me dressed in Saffron
With my hair that's only half-on,
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
I'll rise early in the morning
When the sun gives me a warning
That Mithras again is dawning,...
and that's good enough for me.
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
Give me that old time religion,
And it's good enough for me.
Oh my neighbor is a nudist,
And my roommate is Buddhist,
Me, I'm a tad more prudish,
But that's good enough for me.