Jonah Was A Prophet lyrics

When I was a boy I went to church back home in Arizona

And it was there I learned the tale of a man whose name was Jonah

now Jonah was a prophet, but that's not why he's remembered

They tell the tale, Cause in a whale he nearly was dismembered!

Jonah was a prophet

oo-ooh!

but he really never got it

sad but true!

and if you watch him you can spot it

a-doodley-doo!

he did not get the point!

Compassion and mercy from me to you and you to me

exactly what god wants to see and yes that is the point!

CHORUS

Jonah went out on a ship to sail

Got caught up in a dreadful gale

Got eaten up by a giant whale

there is no more to be said

now poor old Jonah

and now he's all alone-ah

got to use a megaphone-ah

to get it through to his head-HEY!

CHORUS

now during your life you prob'ly don't ride on a camel

and you prob'ly won't wake up inside a large aquatic mammal

but now in your life there is something you can do

everyone deserves a second chance to come from you!

Compassion and merc from me to you and you to me

Exactly what god wants to see and yes that is the point!

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