Additional Verses From the Glasgow Sunday School

1 Ruth was a maiden, of the ultra-modern type,
She smoked a lot of funny fags and also tried a pipe,
She hung around the students pubs, and would often give the glad,
But the Band of Hope has saved from going to the bad,. .... Chorus

2 Solomon and David led very naughty lives,
Flirting every afternoon with other peoples wives,
But sometimes in the evenings when their conscience gave them qualms,
Solomon wrote the proverbs and David wrote the Psalms .... Chorus

3 Jehu drove a chariot in the Philistine war,
He graduated later to a Corporation Caur,
And shouting out "C'moan get aff" he drove with fearsome zeal,
Till little bits of Jezebel got tangled in his wheel,.... Chorus

4 In the land of Babylon when Belshazar was king,
He cried, "Ah'll no obey the Lord, I'm gaunny have ma fling,"
He knew his fling was over and he cried, "All flesh is grass,"
When he saw the writing on the wall "Persians Ya bass"
…. Chorus

5 Pharoah chased the Israelites to try to bring them back,
He saw them walk across the sea without a plastic mac,
Pharoah cried, "Ill do the same, to prove that I'm no mug"
"I'll show these dirty Israelites…Glug-al glug-al glug."
…. Chorus

6 Shadrak was a prophet that was chucked intae the fire,
And expected by the stokers to immediately expire,
When the furnace door was opened the asbestos laddie laughed,
He said "Hey Jimmie, keep it shut, I canny staun the draught"
…. Chorus

7 Jesus had a problem, how to feed five thousand folk,
Would he have a runnin' buffet, or a purvey in a poke,
He turned to the disciples, says, "What do you think they'd wish,"
Andrew says "It's Friday Lord, ye'll have tae gie them fish"
…. Chorus

8 Christ went to a waddin' in the Galilee Hotel,
There wisnae any liquor, things were lookin' far from well,
Christ went tae the water tank and cried "Oh help me Fadder"
The cauld tap ran wi' VP wine, the hot wi' Eldorada,
.... Chorus

9 Samson was a strong man he lived on fish and chips,
He walked about the Gallowgate, Picken' up the nips
Samson had a brother, he was strong as well,
When his brother went to heaven, poor Samson went to He..
!...... Chorus

Verses 1-8 - Adam McNaughtan & Galsgow University Songbook 19xx
Verse 9 Granny B