Jonah And The Whale

Jonah was a man who got a word from the Lord "Go and preach the Gospel to the sinful land" But he got on a ship and he tried to get away And he ran into a storm in the middle of the sea Now the Lord, He made the waves just roll so high The ship begin to sink and they all begin to cry So they pulled old Jonah out of the hold And they dumped 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? Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord Now Jonah started 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? Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord Now Jonah must've been a bad man; he must of been a sinner Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? 'Cause when the whale got him down, he didn't like his dinner Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord Well, he swum around the ocean, sick as he could be Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? And after three days, whoops, he had to set him free Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish, mmm? So the whale spit Jonah out onto dry land Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? And he went on to preaching like a righteous man Lord, Lord, wasn't that a fish? Then the people quit their sins when they heard 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, hmmm? --- Jonah and the Whale - Louis Armstrong