Yes children, it was written by the ever lovely scintillating, statuesque bundle of delight, to whome I've been married since 1970 (See my post to the thread, "Musicians don't date other musicians?"

She writes lots of very good "Social Comment" songs, as well as just plain old songs. My Daughter, Joyce Katzberg, did two of Donna's songs in her last album, "Jimmy and the Preacher" and "Just like a Man". I've posted them both, on occasion, but don't find them in the "Digitrade" At Mika Bossom's (nee-Seeger) 50th birthday party , Her Dad (Pete) and Aunt Peggy, Donna and I sat around swapping songs for a couple of hours. Pete loved, "Jimmy and the Preacher", as anyone who knows Pete Knows that he would. and asked Donna to send him a tape of it. Which she did.

Here it is. If it doesn't make it to the song data base this time, I'll quit wasting time by submitting songs.

JIMMY AND THE PREACHER (words and music by Donna Gibson) C-Donna Gibson

.................I.........
ONCE I KNEW A PREACHER IN A CHAPPEL, WHITE AND NEAT.
I ASKED HIM, "COULD YOU PRAY , AS WELL, IN THE ALLEY OR THE STREET?"
HE SAID HE'D NEVER VENTURE INTO THAT DEN OF SIN.
BUT IF YOU LOCK YOUR DOOR AGAINST THE DEVIL, HOW CAN THE LORD GET IN?

HOW CAN THE LORD GET IN?
HOW CAN THE LORD GET IN?
IF YOU LOCK YOUR DOOR AGAINST THE DEVIL, HOW CAN THE LORD GET IN.

...........II.......................
HE "HAD IT IN" FOR JIMMY
BECAUSE JIMMY WASN'T CLEAN
JIMMY WAS A DRINKING MAN BUT IT NEVER MADE HIM MEAN
AND WHEN HE SANG, TO EASE THE PAIN,
IT WAS A SACRED THING
AND IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EARS TO THE SOUND OF EVIL
YOU CAN'T HEAR THE ANGELS SING

CAN'T HEAR THE ANGELS SING
YOU CAN'T HEAR THE ANGELS SING
IF 9YOU CLOSE YOUR EARS TO THE SOUND OF EVIL;
YOUCAN'T HEAR THE ANGELS SING.

..................III...............
IF YOU'D HAVE PASSED THAT CHURCH LAST SUNDAY
YOU'D HAVE HEARD AN AWFULL DIN
THAT PREACHER WAS DEMANDING
THAT THE LORD SHOULD COME TO HIM
HE STORMED THE GATES OF HEAVEN
BUT THE SAVIOR WASN'T INNO!!THE LORD WAS DOWN AT THE CORNER BAR
SINGING HARMONY WITH JIM

THE SAVIOR WASN'T IN,
THE SAVIOR WASN'T IN
NO!! THE LORD WAS DOWN AT THE CORNER BAR SINGING HARMONY WITH JIM