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Jonah and the Whale

R McGimsey/Louis Armstrong
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Jonah was a man who got a word from the Lord To go and preach the gospel to the sinful land But he got on a ship, and he tried to get away And ran into a storm in the middle of the sea Now, the Lord made the waves just to roll so high The ship begin to sink, and they all begin to cry So they pulled old Jonah out of the hole And they jumped him in the water just to lighten up the load Now, the Lord made a whale, long and wide (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) And he swallowed up Jonah, hair and hide (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) Now, Jonah starts to pray in the belly of the whale (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) He repented of his sins like a man in jail (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) Now, Jonah must have been a bad man, he must have been a sinner (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) 'Cause the whale got him down, and he didn't like his dinner (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) Well, he swum around the ocean, sick as he could be Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? After three days, whoa, he had to set him free Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? So the whale spit Jonah out on the dry land (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) And he went on to preachin' like a righteous man (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) And the people quit their sins when they hear him in the town (Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?) So when you hear the call, don't you turn the gospel down Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish?