God said, "Jonah, do me a favour Tell the people in your city that they've been sinful Selfish and greedy, cruel and heartless, thoughtless and ugly Tell your people they need to be thinking 'bout something beside their own foolish pleasure There's poor that need feeding and homeless need shelter The week need protection, the laws need changing"
Jonah said, "Yes lord, I'll give 'em the message" But in truth he was fearful and dreaded the outcome For Jonah was well liked and quite well respected He knew that this message would not be received well So he put it off: "I'll tell 'em tomorrow The people aren't ready for such harsh words" But the lord grew angry, said "What gives here Jonah? Go speak to your people" and Jonah said, "Yes lord"
But he just couldn't do it, he hadn't the courage He shirked from his duty and fled from the lord's wrath He booked him a passage on a see-going vessel But the guilt he took with him weighed heavy upon him And the lord rose a great storm which near sank the vessel The Captain and crewmen looked over at Jonah Said, "This man's done some great wrong for which he's being punished" And with that they seized him and at once cast him over
And a great whale appeared as the lord had appointed And swallowin' up Jonah dove deep in the ocean For three days and three nights in it's cavernous gullet, poor Jonah floated in fish meat and brine He awoke on the shore of some unknown country It might have been America: I bet that it was But somehow he got back to his beloved city and delivered the message as the lord had requested
Well, it worked out ok; no big repercussions I don't think it helped much, least not in the long run The city's still sinful, selfish and greedy The poor still need food, the laws still need changing But Jonah stood up and the word was delivered I'm sure it wasn't easy but it had to be done And he and the whale gave birth to a story that now rolls along with a life of it's own
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Jonah said, "Yes lord, I'll give 'em the message" But in truth he was fearful and dreaded the outcome For Jonah was well liked and quite well respected He knew that this message would not be received well So he put it off: "I'll tell 'em tomorrow The people aren't ready for such harsh words" But the lord grew angry, said "What gives here Jonah? Go speak to your people" and Jonah said, "Yes lord"
But he just couldn't do it, he hadn't the courage He shirked from his duty and fled from the lord's wrath He booked him a passage on a see-going vessel But the guilt he took with him weighed heavy upon him And the lord rose a great storm which near sank the vessel The Captain and crewmen looked over at Jonah Said, "This man's done some great wrong for which he's being punished" And with that they seized him and at once cast him over
And a great whale appeared as the lord had appointed And swallowin' up Jonah dove deep in the ocean For three days and three nights in it's cavernous gullet, poor Jonah floated in fish meat and brine He awoke on the shore of some unknown country It might have been America: I bet that it was But somehow he got back to his beloved city and delivered the message as the lord had requested
Well, it worked out ok; no big repercussions I don't think it helped much, least not in the long run The city's still sinful, selfish and greedy The poor still need food, the laws still need changing But Jonah stood up and the word was delivered I'm sure it wasn't easy but it had to be done And he and the whale gave birth to a story that now rolls along with a life of it's own
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