"We are not god's chosen people" - Beede, O'Rourke, Billman

"We are not God's chosen people" by David Beede Aaron O'Rourke on octave dulcimer, Mark Billman on cello at the Florida Folk Festival May 2008.
A tongue in cheek thoughtful folk song for thoughtful folk.

Some have requested the lyrics:
- - - - - - - - - - -
God's Chosen People




Fastin' on a mountain prayin' for a sign
Hopin' for a message from the great Divine
Some path of destiny that I might tread

I'll cut right to the crux of my story
God appeared to me in all her glory
But you may not be too happy with what she said
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
She said "You are not my chosen people
They're the one's over there in that funny steeple.
They're number ONE and you ain't even number TWO."

"If they don't listen to your opinion
It's cuz I gave them all dominion
Over fish and fowl and animals, which includes YOU!"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
We are not God's chosen people
They're the ones over there in that funny steeple
I know we didn't want to know, but God she really told me so
We are not God's chosen people.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"You might as well stop your fastin' and prayin'
and pay close attention to what I'm sayin'
I taught my chosen people how to fight."

"You were hopin' to be the superior race
But I'm here to tell you face to face
I created you for my chosen ones to smite." Chorus:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"So write a little song and spread the news
Tell your folks they don't get to choose
They might as well surrender, there's no place to hide.

"When they load their guns and start the slaughter
When they shoot your sons and take your daughters
Remember I told you I am on their side." Chorus:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
While I was hoping it was all some cosmic joke
God disappeared in a puff of smoke
But she left a holy pad of paper and a pen.

I picked them up and before to long,
I'd writ the words to this holy song
And they're destined to roll through our heads again and again. Chorus:

Repeat last line of chorus with this change:

I know we didn't want to know, but God she told us where to go...
We are not God's chosen people.

Copyright 2002 David James Beede

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Folk
• Humorous
• Irony
• original
• dulcimer
• cello
• Beede
• O'Rourke
• Billman

[owlmountain]

I'm glad you're in this world, David!!

[sunblossomrecords]

David Beede rocks our world!