Jonah Songtext
von Sister Rosetta Tharpe

In the Bible we are told
Of a prophet who was called
To a city that was steeped in an awful sin
All the people in that place
Were devoid of saving grace
And the prophet was afraid to venture in

Oh, some people don′t believe
That a whale could him receive
But that does not make my song at all untrue
For there are whales on every side
With their big mouths open wide
Just take care, my friend, or one will swallow you


Then this prophet forth was sent
That old Nineveh might repent
But instead of that, to Tarshish he set sail
Oh, the winds begin to blow
Overboard did Jonah go
And he found a mercy seat inside the whale

In the cold and gritty deeps
Tears of grief did Jonah weep
And the big fish threw him out upon the shore
Then he gladly, gladly went his way
Yeah, preaching to Nineveh, Nineveh night and day
And he did not care to backslide anymore

Oh, some people don't believe
That a whale could him receive
But that does not make my song at all untrue
There are whales, whales on every side
Yeah, with their big mouths open wide
Just take care, my friends, or one will swallow you