When I was a boy I went to church back home in Arizona
And that is where I heard the tale of a man whose name was Jonah
Now Jonah was a prophet, but that's not why he's remembered
We tell the tale, 'cause in a whale he nearly was dismembered
Jonah was a prophet
(Oo-ooh)
But he really never got it
(Sad but true)
And if you watch him you can spot it
(A-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Compassion and mercy from me to you and you to me
Exactly what god wants to see and yes, that is the point
Jonah was a prophet
(Oo-ooh)
But he really never got it
(Sad but true)
And if you watch him you can spot it
(A-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Now Jonah set sail on a pirate ship in a dreadful gale
(Got eaten up by a giant whale but then its not to be dead)
You think he would learn a lot from being saved from an awful spot
But the second chance that he had got, he didn't want to be spread
So poor old Jonah and now he's all alone-ah
Gotta use a megaphone-ah to get it through to his head, hey
Jonah was a prophet
(Oo-ooh)
But he really never got it
(Sad but true)
And if you watch him you can spot it
(A-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Now during your life you prob'ly don't ride on a camel
And you prob'ly won't wake up inside a large aquatic mammal
But all the same like Jonah there is something you can do
Everyone deserves to get a second chance from you
Compassion and mercy from me to you and you to me
Exactly what God wants to see and yes, that is the point
Jonah was a prophet
(Oo-ooh)
But he really never got it
(Sad but true)
Jonah was a prophet
(Oo-ooh)
But he really never got it
(Sad but true)
Jonah was a prophet

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