Arlis Richards was a man   Who lived among the blacks   He was a crosstie walker   With guitar on his back   Barely educated    Couldn't write his name   But when he played his guitar   Everybody sang:      I have been set free   Pain and misery   No longer follow me   I know Jesus!      Just outside of Memphis   Back in 52   Arlis was a ramblin   The way that he would do   Playing on his guitar   Sitting in the shade   People came to listen   To the music that he made      I have been set free   Pain and misery   No longer follow me   I know Jesus!      Some folks walked on by   When they saw the color of his skin   Others stayed and cried   When they saw the man within.      When his song was over   Arlis went his way   But some folks say revival   Started that day