Church

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[Verse 1] I went to church last Sunday So I could sing and pray But something quite unusual It happened on that day [Verse 2] Church, it started right on time Just like it does without a doubt And everything was all just fine Except when it came time to let us out [Verse 3] You know, the preacher, he kept preaching He told us, "I have one more thing to say Children, before you think of leaving You'd better think about the Judgment Day" [Verse 4] Now everyone got nervous Because everyone was hungry too And everyone was wondering What was the next thing he would do [Verse 5] And the preacher, he kept preaching He said, "Now I'll remind you, if I may You all better pay attention Or I might decide to preach all day" [Verse 6] And now everyone was getting so hungry And the old ones started feeling ill And the weak ones started passing out And the young ones, they could not sit still [Verse 7] And the preacher's voice rose higher I snuck up to the balcony And I crept into the choir And I begged them, "Brothers, sisters, help me please" [Verse 8] I said when I give you a signal I said when I raise up my hands Won't you please join with me together? And praise the Lord, I have a plan [Verse 9] And the preacher he kept preaching Long is the struggle, hard the fight And I prayed, "Father, please forgive me" And then I stood up and with all my might I sang [Chorus] "To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread And I listened to what the preacher said Now it's to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat" [Verse 10] Yes and I did give a signal Yes and I raised up my hands And then joined with me the choir Yes and every woman, child, and man They sang [Chorus] "To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread And I've listened to what the preacher said Now it's to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat" [Verse 11] And the preacher, he stopped preaching And a hush, the church did fill And then a great white dove from up above Landed on the windowsill [Verse 12] And the dove flew down beside him A fork appeared right in his hand And with everybody watching The preacher ate that bird right there and then [Verse 13] And now everyone got really nervous And the preacher, he did start to glow And as we watched on in disbelief These were the words he spoke [Verse 14] He said, "Mama's in the kitchen And she's been there all day I know she's cooking something good So let's bow our heads and pray" And he sang [Chorus] "To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat" [Verse 15] And the moral of this story Children, it is plain but true God knows if a preacher preaches long enough Even he'll get hungry too And he'll sing [Chorus] "To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now, let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said"