back home in mississippi we were taught about the lord his ways were taught on mama s knee good life was his reward we worked from sun to sundown most each and every day and when we d got home hot and hungry and tired mama kept us all to pray and she said jesus is your savior child don t ever let him go put your life in his direction you will reap just what you sow praise his name and praise his glory it was for us that he died he will lead us into heaven if we walk by his side now many times my mind goes back and i am feelin low to the good old days on mama s knee and the times we used to know how she taught us from the good book when we might have gone astray and she d hold us in her lovin arms and teach us all to pray and she said jesus is your savior child don t ever let him go put your life in his direction you will reap just what you sow praise his name and praise his glory it was for us that he died he will lead us into heaven if we walk by his side he will lead us into heave if we walk by his side 