You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You missed a spot Put on the lock In his rock and roll yellow Rocked out rug He received a pardon For complete disregard Knocking on to doors Of fate and of god Which got god hot He hollered loud and clear If you hold your life, dear baby Don't [?] You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit Now people passing by Like the bird on the wire And the cat buys its time His disappointment Kiss my hand It's a hand of a rock and roll band Whose hand is probably tucked In his hip pocket You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit My sweet love Would break your narrow, arrowed bones But this here god He carries a club And an unsatisfied And when the gun went off Who got fired Certainly not the god But the man who retired You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit You can kill my body, my body, my body Lord knows My spirit, my body Yeah you can kill my body But you cannot, cannot, cannot kill my spirit