Well, mother don't you stop prayin' Father keep right on prayin' Don't you stop prayin' For this old world is almost done I got to keep your lamps trimmed and burning Keep your lamps Keep your lamps trimmed and burning For this old world is almost done Sister don't you stop prayin' Brother keep right on prayin' Don't you stop prayin' For this old world is almost done Keep your lamps trimmed and burning Keep your lamps Keep your lamps trimmed and burning For this old world is almost done Keep our lamps trimmed and burning Keep our lamps Keep our lamps trimmed and burning For this old world is almost done We'll keep our lamps trimmed and burning Keep our lamps I say, "Keep our lamps trimmed and burning For our race is almost run"