G
Now church it started right on time
C/G  G                            C/G
Just like it does without a doubt
G
And everything was all just fine
  C/G       G               D       G
Except when it came time to let us out
G
You know the preacher he kept preaching
   C/G     G               D          G
He told us I have one more thing to say
G
Children before you think of leaving
    C/G    G                D        G
You better think about the Judgment Day

[Verse]
G
Now everyone got nervous
C/G     G                       C/G
Because everyone was hungry too
G
And everyone was wondering
C/G  G                  D        G
What was the next thing he would do
G
And the preacher he kept preaching
   C/G      G               D     G
He said now I'll remind you if I may
G
You all better pay attention
C/G  G                 D         G
Or I might decide to preach all day

[Verse]
G
And now everyone was getting so hungry
C/G      G
That the old ones started feeling ill
C/G G
And the weak ones started passing out
C/G     G                     D         G
And the young ones they could not sit still
G
And the preacher's voice rose higher
C/G  G               D     G
So I snuck up on the balcony
G
And I crept into the choir
      C/G         G                   D        G
And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please

[Verse]
G
I said when I give you a signal
  C/G       G
I said when I raise up my hand
      C/G        G
Won't you please join with me together
C/G G                 D        G
And praise the Lord I have a plan
                                   C/G
And the preacher he kept preaching
G                     D         G
Long is the struggle, hard the fight
G
And I prayed, Father please forgive me
    C/G  G                    D      G
And then I stood up and with all my might I sang

[Chorus]
G           C/G G
To the Lord let praises be
C/G  G               C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat
                         C/G    G
We've got some beans and some good cornbread
    C/G G                    D         G
And I   listened to what the preacher said
                     C/G G
Now it's to the Lord let praises be
C/G                  C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat

[Verse]
G
Yes and I did give a signal
C       G   D          G
Yes and I raised up my hands
C        G
And then joined with me the choir
C   G
Yes every woman, child, and man  They sang

[Chorus]
G           C/G G
To the Lord let praises be
C/G  G               C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat
                         C/G    G
We've got some beans and some good cornbread
    C/G G                    D         G
And I   listened to what the preacher said
                     C/G G
Now it's to the Lord let praises be
C/G                  C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat

[Verse]
G
And the preacher he stopped preaching
C     G      D            G
And a hush the church did fill
C          G
And then a great white dove from up above
C      G
Landed on the window sill
And the dove flew down beside him
C   G
And a fork appeared right in his hand
    C
And with everybody watching
    C/G      G                   D           G
The preacher ate that bird right there and then
And now everyone got really nervous
C   G
And the preacher he did start to glow
    C/G G
And as  we watched in disbelief
C/G   G                 D
These were the words he spoke

[Bridge]
G
He said now Mama's in the kitchen
C/G G
And she's been there all day
C/G G
I   know she's cooking something good
   C/G   G
So let's bow our heads and pray  And he sang

[Chorus]
G           C/G G
To the Lord let praises be
C/G  G               C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat
                         C/G    G
We've got some beans and some good cornbread
    C/G G                    D         G
And I   listened to what the preacher said
                     C/G G
Now it's to the Lord let praises be
C/G                  C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat

[Verse]
G
And the moral of this story
C/G      G     D         G
Children it is plain but true
C            G
God knows if a preacher preaches long enough
C    G
Even he'll get hungry too  And he'll sing

[Chorus]
G           C/G G
To the Lord let praises be
C/G  G               C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat
                         C/G    G
We've got some beans and some good cornbread
    C/G G                    D         G
And I   listened to what the preacher said
                     C/G G
Now it's to the Lord let praises be
C/G                  C/G D        G
It's time for dinner now let's go eat