I went to see the preacher
To teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned awayHe said, "If you want to tell him somethin'
You ain't gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart
Your soul and believe it" and I'd say, "Amen"Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who winBang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
Ooh let me here you say
Yeah halleluiah, AmenI called upon my brother
Just the other day
He said, "John I'm gonna
Die if I don't start to live again"I work each day and night like clockwork
Just tryin' to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feetI'd bang a drum for the dyin'
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence
Lost in our youthBang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for meI don't know where all the rivers run
I don't know, how far
I don't know, how come
Well I'm gonna die believin'Each step that I take
Ain't worth the ground
That I walk on
If we don't walk it our own wayNo I don't claim to be a wise man
A poet or a saint
I'm just another man who's searchin'
For a better wayBut my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I wanna run for cover
Sometimes I want to screamBang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes
That won't come backBang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers
And the tears they've criedBang a drum' bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
As long as my heart keeps on bangin'
I got a reason to believeLet me here you say
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me here you say
Yeah halleluiah, AmenC'mon now, yeah
Oh yeah
Let me here you say
Yeah halleluiah, AmenAlright girls, brothers
Yeah
Let me here you say
Yeah halleluiah, Amen