G Now church it started right on timeC/G G C/G Just like it does without a doubtG And everything was all just fineC/G G D G Except when it came time to let us outG You know the preacher he kept preachingC/G G D G He told us I have one more thing to sayG Children before you think of leavingC/G G D G You better think about the Judgment Day [Verse]G Now everyone got nervousC/G G C/G Because everyone was hungry tooG And everyone was wonderingC/G G D G What was the next thing he would doG And the preacher he kept preachingC/G G D G He said now I'll remind you if I mayG You all better pay attentionC/G G D G Or I might decide to preach all day [Verse]G And now everyone was getting so hungryC/G G That the old ones started feeling illC/G G And the weak ones started passing outC/G G D G And the young ones they could not sit stillG And the preacher's voice rose higherC/G G D G So I snuck up on the balconyG And I crept into the choirC/G G D G And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please [Verse]G I said when I give you a signalC/G G I said when I raise up my handC/G G Won't you please join with me togetherC/G G D G And praise the Lord I have a planC/G And the preacher he kept preachingG D G Long is the struggle, hard the fightG And I prayed, Father please forgive meC/G G D G And then I stood up and with all my might I sang [Chorus]G C/G G To the Lord let praises beC/G G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eatC/G G We've got some beans and some good cornbreadC/G G D G And I listened to what the preacher saidC/G G Now it's to the Lord let praises beC/G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eat [Verse]G Yes and I did give a signalC G D G Yes and I raised up my handsC G And then joined with me the choirC G Yes every woman, child, and man They sang [Chorus]G C/G G To the Lord let praises beC/G G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eatC/G G We've got some beans and some good cornbreadC/G G D G And I listened to what the preacher saidC/G G Now it's to the Lord let praises beC/G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eat [Verse]G And the preacher he stopped preachingC G D G And a hush the church did fillC G And then a great white dove from up aboveC G Landed on the window sill And the dove flew down beside himC G And a fork appeared right in his handC And with everybody watchingC/G G D G The preacher ate that bird right there and then And now everyone got really nervousC G And the preacher he did start to glowC/G G And as we watched in disbeliefC/G G D These were the words he spoke [Bridge]G He said now Mama's in the kitchenC/G G And she's been there all dayC/G G I know she's cooking something goodC/G G So let's bow our heads and pray And he sang [Chorus]G C/G G To the Lord let praises beC/G G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eatC/G G We've got some beans and some good cornbreadC/G G D G And I listened to what the preacher saidC/G G Now it's to the Lord let praises beC/G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eat [Verse]G And the moral of this storyC/G G D G Children it is plain but trueC G God knows if a preacher preaches long enoughC G Even he'll get hungry too And he'll sing [Chorus]G C/G G To the Lord let praises beC/G G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eatC/G G We've got some beans and some good cornbreadC/G G D G And I listened to what the preacher saidC/G G Now it's to the Lord let praises beC/G C/G D G It's time for dinner now let's go eat
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