Mad, Mad, He Left Town
Parody of "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce
Parody Lyrics by Jeff James (the Paro-dud)
Had the baddest hearts around,
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of the men from Nineveh.
Now Jonah goes to Joppa.
You see, he ran around to opp'site shore.
All the outbound sailors called to see their gods, then
All the men just tossed him o'er.
And he's mad, mad. He left town,
The maddest man since he almost drowned.
Madder that th' town went on,
And even though they're loved by God.
Now Jonah, he's a scrambler,
But the tide around him closed,
And three nights he stayed in giant fish,
And plugged up possibly, stuffed, his nose.
He got a lesson on repentin'.
He's brought up from corruption, too.
He got some mercy that's shown, and what he vowed will be done,
And now he's laid on dry land, too.
And he's sad that he left town,
The saddest man since he let God down.
Sadder that he sinned, wronged,
And seein' that they're loved by God.
Now, next day, how he preached for Lord.
Jonah, soon he cried,
And they repent very far,
(And this world was mournful)/(And not spurned in forty).
Ashes, sackcloth on their hides.
They apologized unto God
And a grumble soon began.
Then Jonah, now, he earned a lesson
'Bout repentin'. For their lives, not a zealous man.
And he's mad, mad. He left town,
The maddest man since he almost drowned.
Madder that th' town went on,
And even though they're loved by God.
Well, the Jonah talked of dying,
And when God pulled away the gourd,
Jonah looked like he's in some trouble.
Pity's done in (for people's souls).
And he's mad, mad. He left town,
The maddest man since he almost drowned.
Madder that th' town went on,
And even though they're loved by God.
Yeah, he's madder that th' town went on,
And even though they're loved by God.
BTW, if you don't understand the "Paro-Dud" moniker, visit ApologetiX' site and check out the name of Karl Messner's production company; then you'll probably get the play on words.
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