If you've never heard a church bell ring Then go to the place where the choir sings And if you've never heard the Bible read Then go to the place where God's word is said Tell your mama you're following her ways And you're going to the place where the preacher prays He prays for you Like your mama begged him to ♪ If you've never seen a man baptized Then go to the place where true love lies Never seen a good deed done? Then look at the one they called God's son Tell your mama you're following her ways And you're going to the place where the preacher prays And he prays for you Like your mama begged him to They try to make me lose my mind Forget what my mama told me But I will go to that good old church And the face of the Lord I will see Please tell my mama I'm following her ways And I'm going to the place where the preacher prays ♪ Tell my mama I'm following her ways And I'm going to the place where the preacher prays And I'll be praying for you Like the good Lord told me to