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Posted By: Joe Offer
28-Apr-17 - 01:56 AM
Thread Name: Origins:Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
Subject: ADD Version:Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO

CHORUS
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho—
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho,
And the walls came tumbling down.

You may talk about your kings of Gideon,
You may talk about your men of Saul,
But there's none like good old Josh-u-ay
At the battle of Jericho (that morning.)

Up to the walls of Jericho
He marched with spear in hand,
"Go blow those ram-horns," Joshua cried,
"Cause the battle is in my hands."

Then the lamb ram sheephorns began to blow,
The trumpets began to sound.
Joshua commanded the children to shout,
And the walls come a tumbling down.

There's no man like Joshua
No man like Saul
No man like Joshua
At the battle of Jericho.



Chorus:
Dm
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho,
A7       Dm
Jericho, Jericho—

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho,
         A7
And the walls came tumbling down.
Dm                               A7
You may talk about your kings of Gideon,
         Dm                     A7
You may talk about your men of Saul,
             Dm
But there's none like good old Josh-u-ay
       A7          Dm
At the battle of Jericho (that morning.)



Source: Folksinger's Wordbook (Silber & Silber, 1973), page 303