Denomination Blues

[heartoflesh]

Found this one by Ry Cooder on his album, "Into The Purple Valley". Ry rocks!!


Denomination Blues

I wanna tell you people it's a nat'ral fact
Ev'ry man don't understand 'bout the life
And that's all, I tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

Well, the denominations have no right to fight
They ought go on and treat each other right
And that's all, I tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

It's right to stand together, wrong to stand apart
There's none that shall inherit but the pure at heart
And that's all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I'll tell you that's all

Well, the primitive Baptists they believe
That you can't go to heaven 'less you wash your feet
And that's all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

Well, the African Methodists, they believe the same
'Cause they know demonination ain't a thing but a name
And that's all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

Well, people that jump from church to church
You can bet their conversion don't amount to much
And that's all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

Well, you can to your college, you can go to your school
But if you ain't got Jesus, you's an educated fool
And that's all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all

 

[CalsFarmer]

Don't let the Church of Christ get hold of that one!!! They will ignore the having Jesus and preach for a week on the word denomination!!! Good lyrics. Ry Cooder is awesome.

 

[heartoflesh]

Originally posted by CalsFarmer
Ry Cooder is awesome.

Ry is incredible. A friend of mine was playing a cassette tape he had of him last Friday, and I was so blown away I had to run out and buy the CD. I didn't know how extensive of a studio musician he was. For instance, that central riff on "Honky Tonk Woman"-- that's Ry.

[Edited on 9-19-2005 by Rick Larson]