Prodigal Son Rev. Robert Wilkins (spoken: he prodigal son left home for strange land He became hungry and weary and he came to himself And b elieved: Ill go back home) The poor boy got all he had and started down the road (3) Cause thats no way for him to get along Said: Im goin out in this world and God never did know it (3) And thatll be the way for me to get along (The poor boy) got away from home and spent all that he had (3) And that's no way for him to get along The poor boy spent all he had, famine come in the land (3) That'll be no way to get along Said: believe Im going hire myself to some man (3) And thatll be the way for me to get along (And the man told him:) Ill give you a job, boy, to feed my swine (3) Is that a way for you to get along? And the poor boy stood there, he hung his head and cried (3) 'Cause that'll be no way to get along Said: Believe I'll ride, believe I'll go, believe Ill go back home (3) Cause thatll be the way to get along His father stood there, said: believe thats my son, comin home to me (3) And thats the way for us to get along His father did run, he fell down on his knee (3) That'll be the way to get along Well he sang and prayed: Lord have mercy on me! (3) That'll be the way tio get along And the poor boy stood there, he hung his head and cried (3) And thats no way for us to get along He told his father: Wont you look on me as a child! (3) That'll be no way to get along His father stood there and called all famly round (3) 'Cause that'll be the way to get along My son was lost, now he is found (3) And that'll be the way to get along He told his eldest son: Go, kill my fattest calf! (3) And thatll be the way for us to get along alles-uke.de |