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Thread #117533 Message #2533009
Posted By: Beer
06-Jan-09 - 12:27 PM
Thread Name: Songs about Homelessness
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDNIGHT CHOIR (Gatlin Brothers)
I did make a mistake in the song The Midnight Choir. Rodney Crowell may have sung it but it was written by Larry Gatlin.
MIDNIGHT CHOIR
Gatlin Brothers
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The doors to the mission open at seven
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And the soup will be ready about nine
Right now its six-thirty, they're ragged and dirty
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They standin' and sittin', and layin' in line
First they'll do a little singin', then hear a little preachin'
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And get saved for the 3rd time this week
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A bowl of soup later and a pat on the shoulder
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And by midnight, they're back on the street.
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They walk to the corner of 4th street and Broadway
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Then take the first alley on the right
One of them asks a stranger, how 'bout a hand
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And he gives 'em one finger at a time
Then they spot an old buddy, with a bottle of heaven
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Then pass around what means ev'ry- thing
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One bottle for four, thank God, someone scored
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And now the Midnight Choir starts to sing.
CHORUS: A CAPPELLA
Will they have Mogen David in heaven
Dear Lord, we'd all like to know
Will they have Mogen David in heaven, Sweet Jesus
If they don't, who the hell wants to go.
CHORUS: W/ACCOMPANIMENT
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Will they have Mogen David in heaven
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Dear Lord, we'd all like to know
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Will they have Mogen David in Heaven, Sweet Jesus
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If they don't, who the hell wants to go.
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Oh! ... (Come on now...)
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TAG: If they don't, who the hell wants to go, Dear God.
SOURCE: LARRY GATLIN-STRAIGHT AHEAD/CBS JC 36250