Jonah-Sister Rosetta Tharpe

[ti:Jonah] [ar:Sister Rosetta Tharpe] [al:The Gospel Of The Blues] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.29]Jonah - Sister Rosetta Tharpe [00:00.87]Written by：Rosetta Tharpe [00:01.36] [00:07.33]In the bible we are told [00:09.99] [00:10.81]Of a prophet who was called [00:13.39] [00:14.42]To a city that was steeped in awful sin [00:18.62] [00:21.42]All the people in that place [00:23.98] [00:24.94]Were devoid of saving grace [00:27.44] [00:28.32]And the prophet wased afraid to enter in [00:33.57] [00:35.43]Oh some people don't believe [00:38.15] [00:38.93]That a whale could him receive [00:41.95] [00:42.72]But that does not make my song at all untrue [00:47.36] [00:49.59]There are whales on every side [00:53.12]With their big mouths open wide [00:56.54]Just take care my friend or one will swallow you [01:01.83] [01:32.34]Then this prophet [01:34.03]Forth was sent [01:35.24] [01:36.04]That old nineveh [01:37.28] [01:37.80]Might repent [01:38.77] [01:39.36]But instead of that [01:41.56]To tarshish he set sail [01:44.35] [01:46.84]Oh the winds began to blow [01:49.95] [01:50.59]Overboard did Jonah go [01:53.20] [01:53.89]And he found a Mercy seat [01:56.96]Inside the whale [01:59.39] [02:01.16]In the cold and briny deep [02:04.56]Tears of grief did Jonah weep [02:07.38] [02:08.32]And the big fish [02:10.04]Threw him out upon the shore [02:13.41] [02:15.50]Then he gladly gladly went his way [02:17.91]Yeah [02:18.40] [02:18.96]Preached to nineveh nineveh night and day [02:22.62]And he did not care to backslide any more [02:27.50] [02:29.91]Oh some people don't believe [02:32.79] [02:33.80]That a whale could him receive [02:36.42] [02:37.40]But that does not make my song at all untrue [02:41.87] [02:44.35]There are whales [02:45.63]Whales on every side [02:47.38]Yeah [02:48.26]With their big mouths open wide [02:51.34]Just take care my friend or one will swallow you