Shake your beads out, one by one
And call me Magdalene
It wont grieve me, I understand
Where it is youre coming fromDraw a curtain, close your eyes
When historys pages fail you
I will not open up those history books
Thats not for me to doPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightShadows call me in the wind
Some dont go away
Angels guide me from the clouds
In everything I do and sayShake your beads out kneeling down
It will not pass me by
Two people coming from a different place
Maybe neither one is rightPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightShake your beads out, join your hands
That still wont make you right
Those so-called sinners that youre praying for
Are standing by your sidePrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightOh, precious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightPrecious little in your life
Is yours by right
And won without a fightOh, precious little