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My buddy bud He likes it when I says "Hi, bud" And my buddy bud He enjoy it when I says "Hi, buddy, buddy, buddy, bud, bud, bud" My buddy bud Likes it when I says "Hi, bud" Thank you and goodnight I'm spent [answering machine beeps] I'm reminded of a Scripture in the book of Habakkuk, Brother Michael Tait, if you could turn with me! Aah! To the book of Jeremiah, the 39th chapter, the 5th verse! You will find that there is a 39th chapter in Jeremiah This is vigil John Grey Brother Tait, if you could give us a call, we'd love to talk to you I don't know why it is always "we" when it's only one person but we'd love to talk to you You tell Brother Tad that God has got a tremendous place in the kingdom for his life All he's got to do is continue to seek... Aye yeah yeah He shall find no war Yeah God bless ya [answering machine beeps] Mhm mm mm I hope you don't mind if I do this Oh, Lord, I was burdened down Oh, I can hear slowly Slowly sinkin' down Oh, but in my darkest hour You were there with me, Lord Whoa oo Oh, Lord, I was burdened down By watchin' me slowly Slowly sinkin' down and seein' Oh, but in my darkest hour You were there with me, Lord This is Michael Tait This is Brother John Grey, at the International Ministry in Cincinnati, Ohio, returning your call It is with grace, God bless you, and I will talk to you soon, Bishop Goodnight [answering machine beeps] Mr. Tait, I was so upset that I was not able to, uh, communicate your message at the appointed time I've got another bishop on the phone with me Bishop Murphy, would you speak, uh, to Bishop Tait over here Hello How ya doin'? You know, we were, we were just talkin' about you and how about that, uh, that anointed music that you let me listen to on yesterday And there's an incredible that God has getting ready to do Oh, yeah Oh, yeah, thank Ya, Lordy Ya know, Bishop, I was thinking about young Michael Tait He's got those wonderful dread loops in his hair And I was thinkin' that maybe we should take him before the church and pray Okay You know, because, uh, the, the Bible talks about in the 2nd Samuel [?] Ha They were over there in that thing over there Oh, yeah An', uh, there was some, there was some things that were goin' on Ah And then they were brought over there to [?] Oh, yeah They gave that strange fire And see now that, that has everything to do with his hair Uh huh Ya know, Bishop, I thank you, Bishop Murphy, that you were able to come into this Think of this as [?] -less we agree And if you gon' run, you can't walk 'til you run Right I mean, how else could you walk? But how you gon' walk if you ain't got kneecaps? Ya have to have, you know, sciatic nerves, nerve endings, metacarpals and tarsals, and meta- metacrucial ligaments Ha ha [?] Ha ha ha Bishop Tait, God bless you You have a wonderful evening Continue to live holy as best you can Ha ha ha I mean, no, really Continue to do the best you can and walk that thing out Ah? Yeah [answering machine beeps] Bishop Michael Tait, this is minister, elder bishop, the high priest of the North East regional district at your general of coaching missionaries [?] temple [?] Methodist Purist doctorate of the vocational of where which you have been called I'm under the offices of being high priest of our overseers forward We'd like for you to come in and give an A&E selection at our third annual quartet convention, you and your group of friends We'd like for you to come up in here We love how young people with some premium words of encouragement and perhaps you could sing a couple of songs off your hot new release on the Virgin label You know, virgin is a good thing The Bible says you're supposed to be that when you get married Are you? Can you? Uh Wise young man Ha ha ha Amen Anyway, Bishop Tait, perhaps we can, after service, have a couple of whiskey sours Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I mean grape juice, communion Huh? Ha ha ha Amen But, uh, we'd like for you all to come in there and do that song about Whoa Colored people And we call it the human race Thank You, Lord Oh ho ho Colored people We call it the human race Thank You, Lord Oh, thank You, Jesus for colored people Thank You, Lord 'Cause everybody's covered in your blood, Jesus Oh, Lord I was burdened down And You rescued me I don't know why You saved a wretch like me You know the rest of the song Bishop Tait, God bless and God keep you, and may His face shine upon you to give you peace at all times Ha ha ha Amen