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Go Down, Jonah

When Jonah sank into the sea he closed his eyes and prayed,
“Oh Lord I’m very sorry that your word I’ve disobeyed,
If you will only come and save me I will do as you command,
Instead of treading water let me tread upon the land.”

Chorus

Go down, Jonah, deep in the ocean,
Go down, Jonah, far from the shore.
Go down, Jonah, deep in the ocean,
Go down, Jonah, far from the shore.

Jonah had repented him; the Lord he didn’t fail,
Although the sea was tropical, He sent along a whale.
It swam right up to Jonah and its mouth was open wide,
Before he’d even noticed it, poor Jonah was inside.

(Chorus)

After swimming very hard for three days, if not four,
The whale came near to Nineveh and grounded on the shore;
Whereat it gave a little shudder as its jaws were widely flung,
And Jonah came a-strolling out upon its mighty tongue.

(Chorus)