Ah well, here's one...


THE PREACHER AND THE FLOOD
By Joel Mabus

1. It's the story of an old hard-shell preacher, sanctified in the blood,
And about the time he had the year of the dreadful flood.
It rained for forty days and nights, 'til at last the dam gave way.
The preacher fell down on his knees and everybody heard him pray:

CHORUS 1: He said, "Lord, deliver me, deliver me from this flood.
Lord you know I'm sanctified, sanctified in the blood.
I been to the river and I been baptized.
Now I raise my hands to the heavenly skies
And say, 'Lord, deliver me, deliver me from the flood.' "

2. Now the preacher's sittin' on his old front porch, rockin' in his rockin' chair.
The water's rising step by step, licking at the very top stair.
A neighbor come by in a row boat, said "Preacher, better come with me!"
The preacher said, "You can save yourself, but the Lord will deliver me!

CHORUS 2: "The Lord will deliver me, deliver me from this flood.
Don't you know I'm sanctified, sanctified in the blood?
I been to the river and I been baptized.
Now I raise my hands to the heavenly skies
And say, 'Lord, deliver me, deliver me from the flood.' "

3. By and by that old river water come rolling in the preacher's door,
So the preacher he ran upstairs to his room on the second floor.
A Coast-Guard cutter come a-sailing by, said "Everybody get on board!"
The preacher stuck his head outside his window, said "I'm trusting in the Lord!" CHORUS 2

4. Now the preacher's sitting on his rooftop, hugging to his old smokestack.
The water's rising higher and higher. Things are looking mighty black.
Along come a police helicopter and they lowered down a line.
The preacher, he just waved 'em away, said, "Boys, I'm doing fine!" CHORUS 2

5. Now the preacher's standing at the Pearly Gates, his robe is a-dripping wet.
The preacher said to the heavenly king, he said, "There's something I don't get!
Lord, why didn't you save me? I put all my faith in you!"
God said, "I sent you two boats and a helicopter. What more could I do?"

CHORUS 3: The Lord will deliver you, deliver you from the flood,
But it'll be too late if you sit and wait for heavenly angels from above.
I'm here to tell you, sister and brother,
The Lord helps them that help one another,
And the Lord will deliver you, deliver you from the flood. Amen!
Deliver you from the flood - again,
Deliver you from the flood.