I went to church last Sunday   So I could sing and pray   But something quite unusual   Happened on that day      Now church it started right on time   Just like it does without a doubt   And everything was all just fine   Except when it came time to let us out      You know the preacher he kept preaching   He told us I have one more thing to say   Children before you think of leaving   You better think about the Judgment Day      Now everyone got nervous   Because everyone was hungry too   And everyone was wondering   What was the next thing he would do      And the preacher he kept preaching   He said now I'll remind you if I may   You all better pay attention   Or I might decide to preach all day      And now everyone was getting so hungry   That the old ones started feeling ill   And the weak ones started passing out   And the young ones they could not sit still      And the preacher's voice rose higher   So I snuck up on the balcony   And I crept into the choir   And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please      I said when I give you a signal   I said when I raise up my hand   Won't you please join with me together   And praise the Lord I have a plan      And the preacher he kept preaching   Long is the struggle, hard the fight   And I prayed, Father please forgive me   And then I stood up and with all my might   I sang      To the Lord let praises be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat   We've got some beans and some good cornbread   And I listened to what the preacher said   Now it's to the Lord let praised be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat      Yes and I did give a signal   Yes and I raised up my hands   And then joined with me the choir   Yes every woman, child, and man   They sang      To the Lord let praised be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat   We've got some beans and some good cornbread   And I've listened to what the preacher said   Now it's to the Lord let praised be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat      And the preacher he stopped preaching   And a hush the church did fill   And then a great white dove from up above   Landed on the window sill      And the dove flew down beside him   And a fork appeared right in his hand   And with everybody watching   The preacher ate that bird right there and then      And now everyone got really nervous   And the preacher he did start to glow   And as we watched in disbelief   These were the words he spoke      He said now Mama's in the kitchen   And she's been there all day   And I know she's cooking something good   So let's bow our heads and pray   And he sang      To the Lord let praises be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat   We've got some beans and some good cornbread   Now listen to what the preacher said   He said to the Lord let praised be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat      And the moral of this story   Children it is plain but true   God knows if a preacher preaches long enough   Even he'll get hungry too   And he'll sing      To the Lord let praises be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat   We've got some beans and some good cornbread   Now listen to what the preacher said   He said to the Lord let praised be   It's time for dinner now let's go eat