Daniel In The Lion's Den 1917 JPitt-Payne

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24Apr2014
2014

Brother Jasper Lee
he was wrecked at sea
far away 'way out of sight
when he saw a whale
with a great big tail
and it chased him 'round all night,
he made for the shore
seven miles or more
and was just about to land
when he saw a great big lion
waiting for him on the sand.
Which way did Jasper go?
That's something I don't know.

If you saw a lion
right in front of you
and a great big whale
a waiting for you too
both of them were hungry
for a bone to chew
Man alive
what would you do?
If it was impossible
to get away
you could see the finish
of a perfect day
tell me who'd you rather be
right there and then
Jonah in the belly of the whale
or Daniel in the Lion's Den?

If you saw a lion
right in front of you
and a great big whale
a waiting for you too
both of them were hungry
for a bone to chew
Man alive
what would you do?
If it was impossible
to get away
you could see the finish
of a perfect day
tell me who'd you rather be
right there and then
Jonah in the belly of the whale
or Daniel in the Lion's Den?

Mister Lee turned pale
when he saw that whale
and the lion licked his jaw,
then the whale he moaned
and the lion groaned
as he reached out with his paw,
Brother Jasper lied
just to save his hide
Mister Lion turned around
we were good old friends at Barnum's
tenting on the old camp grounds,
then the whale just took one bite
and the lion cried "Good night."

If you saw a lion
right in front of you
and a great big whale
a waiting for you too
both of them were hungry
for a bone to chew
Man alive
what would you do?
If it was impossible
to get away
you could see the finish
of a perfect day
tell me who'd you rather be
right there and then
Jonah in the belly of the whale
or Daniel in the Lion's Den?

If you saw a lion
right in front of you
and a great big whale
a waiting for you too
both of them were hungry
for a bone to chew
Man alive
what would you do?
If it was impossible
to get away
you could see the finish
of a perfect day
tell me who'd you rather be
right there and then
Jonah in the belly of the whale
or Daniel in the Lion's Den?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Daniel In The Lion's Den 1917 JPitt-Payne
Music by Fred Fisher
Lyrics by Joe McCarthy
© 1917 by McCarthy & Fisher Inc.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 24 April 2014 at 16.10
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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