dog gone

i could not pray

i felt so dog gone

couldn't get no witness

but i did not know

then a voice in a whisper said you've gotta carry it on

and the news is gonna break

the news is gonna break

the news is gonna break that i am here

whoa

out along the way

i got so bogged down

i had some business there

i did not slow

and a boy in the world said you've gotta carry it on

and the news is gonna break

the news is gonna break

the news is gonna break that i am here

whoa

i'm not a messenger

i'm not the passenger

got some business there

but you did not know

and the point of my visit

well

sir

that's to carry me on

and the news is gonna break

the news is gonna break

yeah

your noose is gonna break when i am there

whoa

no paris

and no nepal

no barstow

won't be none of them at all

no congo

no kish or kishangargh

no memphis

it doesn't matter who you are

i'm on my way

i feel so dog gone

go 'bout your business

but you did not know

and the point

if there is one

well

sir

that's to carry me on

and the news is gonna break

yeah

the news is gonna break that i am here

whoa

the news is gonna break that i am here

whoa

and your noose is gonna break when i am there