Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune

Subject: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: Bsondahl
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 01:36 PM

My wife would like the lyrics to a story of Jonah put to the Drunken Sailor tune. She says the refrain is The Lord send a fish and a resurrection (3X) Early in the morning. TIA Brad http://home.earthlink.net/~bsondahl

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: Sorcha
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 04:35 PM

I didn't find anything at all......

Subject: Lyr Add: JONAH (E. J. Bash)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Jan 12 - 12:05 PM

Copied from http://sfnewday.miyanomori.net/NewDay%20Music%20Library/Jonah.doc (and reformatted):


JONAH
By E. J. Bash
©1964 by the American Lutheran Church

1. We sail a ship with a man named Jonah, (3x) Early in the morning.

2. Lord, our God, have mercy on us, (3x) Early in the morning.

3. Fall on your knees, for the sea in raging, (3x) Early in the morning.

4. Who is the guilty one among us? (3x) Early in the morning.

5. Cast the lot, and the number's Jonah! (3x) Early in the morning.

6. Row, men, row to save this Jonah! (3x) Early in the morning.

7. Done, and the sea has ceased its raging. (3x) Early in the morning.

8. Lord, send a fish and a resurrection. (3x) Early in the morning.

9. What shall we do when the world is drowning? (3x) Early in the morning.

10. Lord, send a fish and a resurrection. (3x) Early in the morning.

11. Lord, our God, have mercy on us, (3x) Early in the morning.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 19 - 07:07 PM

I remember a line Between 6 and 7 "Oh, Lord God we got to drown him."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: GUEST,KSBall
Date: 07 Dec 20 - 08:31 PM

We sail a ship with a man named Jonah early in the morning.
Lord our God have mercy on us......

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Dec 20 - 02:55 AM

I'll have to remember this when I teach about Jonah in Bible Study. I think it's the funniest book in the Bible, certainly a very colorful Hebrew folk tale.

I keep a file of examples of biblical humor. Jonah is best, but the beginning and end of Job are also very funny. And the deuterocanonical story of Tobit being blinded by bird poop is a classic.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jonah song/Drunken Sailor tune
From: Pete from seven stars link
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 04:51 PM

Jesus cited jonahs plight / don’t care if you agree / if it’s good enough for Jesus / then it’s good enough for me                     Just a few lines from one of my own songs !