Lyle Lovett - Church (Beans and Cornbread) lyrics

I went to church last Sunday So I could sing and pray But something quite unusual Happened on that day Now church it started right on time Just like it does without a doubt And everything was all just fine Except when it came time to let us out You know the preacher he kept preaching He told us I have one more thing to say Children before you think of leaving You better think about the Judgment Day Now everyone got nervous Because everyone was hungry too And everyone was wondering What was the next thing he would do And the preacher he kept preaching He said now I'll remind you if I may You all better pay attention Or I might decide to preach all day And now everyone was getting so hungry That the old ones started feeling ill And the weak ones started pa**ing out And the young ones they could not sit still And the preacher's voice rose higher So I snuck up on the balcony And I crept into the choir And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please I said when I give you a signal I said when I raise up my hand Won't you please join with me together And praise the Lord I have a plan And the preacher he kept preaching Long is the struggle, hard the fight And I prayed, Father please forgive me And then I stood up and with all my might I sang To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread And I listened to what the preacher said Now it's to the Lord let praised be It's time for dinner now let's go eat Yes and I did give a signal Yes and I raised up my hands And then joined with me the choir Yes every woman, child, and man They sang To the Lord let praised be It's time for dinner now let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread And I've listened to what the preacher said Now it's to the Lord let praised be It's time for dinner now let's go eat And the preacher he stopped preaching And a hush the church did fill And then a great white dove from up above Landed on the window sill And the dove flew down beside him And a fork appeared right in his hand And with everybody watching The preacher ate that bird right there and then And now everyone got really nervous And the preacher he did start to glow And as we watched in disbelief These were the words he spoke He said now Mama's in the kitchen And she's been there all day And I know she's cooking something good So let's bow our heads and pray And he sang To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praised be It's time for dinner now let's go eat And the moral of this story Children it is plain but true God knows if a preacher preaches long enough Even he'll get hungry too And he'll sing To the Lord let praises be It's time for dinner now let's go eat We've got some beans and some good cornbread Now listen to what the preacher said He said to the Lord let praised be It's time for dinner now let's go eat