Something Got Hold Of Me - song lyrics 
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Something Got Hold Of Me Old Gospel Song 

1. Oh, when I first heard of the people who claim that old time religion is real, I said, "I'll go down, take a look at the crowd, it's just the weak-minded I feel." 

CHORUS: But something got hold of me, yes, something got hold of me. I went there to fight, but oh, my, that night, God surely got hold of me. 

2. I walked up the steps and I looked in the door, the Devil said, "Don't you go in." I said, "It won't hurt me, I'll just step inside, and sit as far back as I can." 

3. The preacher just then his sermon began, and looked right straight down on me. He told ev'ryone just how evil I was and seemed not to think much of me. 

4. And just about then someone started to shout, he said that he knew he was saved; All plainly could see, with no reason to doubt, salvation to him the Lord gave. 

5. I said when I went that I could not stay long, that I must be home by nine; I fell to my knees, and the fire then came down, tho' late I was feeling so fine.