He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
(Oh happy day)
Oh, yeah (Oh happy day)
Oh, what a beautiful
Oh happy day
(Unintelligible line)
Oh happy day)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)
Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
I know he really washed (My Jesus washed)
My sins away (Oh happy day)
Yes, he did (Oh happy day)
He lift me up (Oh happy day)
Stood me on my feet (Oh happy day)
Know what that happens
When he got me out of the streets (Oh happy day)
My Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
My Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
I know he washed (My Jesus washed)
My sins away (Oh happy day)
Now listen to me (Oh happy day)
You can talk about me (Oh happy day)
As much as you please (Oh happy day)
The more you talk (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna bend my knees (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna pray to my Jesus (Oh happy day)
To help poor me (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna tell him (Oh happy day)
Everything is free (Oh happy day)
God set me free (Oh happy day)
Oh, he really really do (Oh happy day)
Darlin’, he washed (Oh happy day)
Ah, down that wall (Oh happy day)
If you bend your knees
Pray to Jesus
Lord, he will help you
Get out of that ol’ ghetto
I know you really really washed
Lord, I know you washed
Jesus really really washed
My sins away
Well, have a happy, happy day
Oh, happy day
Ain’t that a beautiful day
Lordy Lordly Lordy (Oh happy day)
Lordy Lordy Lordy (Oh happy day)
Aint that a beautiful day (Oh happy day)
I’m so happy he washed (Oh happy day)
God I’m so happy he washed my sins (Oh happy day)
I’m so glad he washed my hands (Oh happy day)
And freed me from sin (Oh happy day)
That man always helped me (Oh happy day)
Everything that I ever would
(Oh happy day)
Ain’t that a beautiful day
(Oh happy day)
Lord, he really really washed
Oh, yeah (Oh happy day)
Oh, what a beautiful
Oh happy day
(Unintelligible line)
Oh happy day)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)
Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
I know he really washed (My Jesus washed)
My sins away (Oh happy day)
Yes, he did (Oh happy day)
He lift me up (Oh happy day)
Stood me on my feet (Oh happy day)
Know what that happens
When he got me out of the streets (Oh happy day)
My Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
My Jesus washed (My Jesus washed)
I know he washed (My Jesus washed)
My sins away (Oh happy day)
Now listen to me (Oh happy day)
You can talk about me (Oh happy day)
As much as you please (Oh happy day)
The more you talk (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna bend my knees (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna pray to my Jesus (Oh happy day)
To help poor me (Oh happy day)
I’m gonna tell him (Oh happy day)
Everything is free (Oh happy day)
God set me free (Oh happy day)
Oh, he really really do (Oh happy day)
Darlin’, he washed (Oh happy day)
Ah, down that wall (Oh happy day)
If you bend your knees
Pray to Jesus
Lord, he will help you
Get out of that ol’ ghetto
I know you really really washed
Lord, I know you washed
Jesus really really washed
My sins away
Well, have a happy, happy day
Oh, happy day
Ain’t that a beautiful day
Lordy Lordly Lordy (Oh happy day)
Lordy Lordy Lordy (Oh happy day)
Aint that a beautiful day (Oh happy day)
I’m so happy he washed (Oh happy day)
God I’m so happy he washed my sins (Oh happy day)
I’m so glad he washed my hands (Oh happy day)
And freed me from sin (Oh happy day)
That man always helped me (Oh happy day)
Everything that I ever would
(Oh happy day)
Ain’t that a beautiful day
(Oh happy day)
Lord, he really really washed
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