Amen
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Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
I've lived on this farm 30 years and a day
Some folks call me Junior but I don't like it that way
Since the storm of '90 when dad left to stay
One passionate lady couldn't bear being alone
It's going on 10 years I've been head of this home
Now I got me a wife and three boys of my own
I work hard, I live clean, I reap what I sow
Ain't had rain to speak of in 'round here a year
I'm searching for water but there ain't nothing near
We need something soon but it won't come I fear
My children won't eat, wife will run out of tears
So I went to the back porch and said I needed the air
I walked past the fence to the Johnson's share
When I made right sure no one had followed me there
I got down on my knees, cried "Lord do you care?"
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Next morning came early, sleep still in my eyes
My eldest, John III, was the first to rise
He said "Daddy come quick, I got the biggest surprise"
We jumped to our clothes 'cause we realized
Could hear the rain pounding the patio door
It's leaking through cracks onto the kitchen floor
We danced in the yard 'til we could stand it no more
Then got down on our knees, gave our thanks to the Lord
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
I sent the boys to their aunts day before last
Yesterday morning told the wives get there fast
The water keeps rising, it's already passed
The roof of the house, but I'm staying pat
Now I'm on top of the tree where my daddy once climbed
And I'm thinking I'm done, though it don't seem my time
I got living to do, business to mind
Wanna watch the boys grow, see the next in my line
And I can't bow down 'cause there's no land for my knees
But I cried a lot and now I'm asking you please
Father have mercy, Jesus hear my pleas
Lord up in heaven, I'm not ready to leave
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
And I've lived on this farm 19 years and a day
Some folks call me III but I don't like it that way
Since daddy done traded his own life for rain
I've lived on this farm 30 years and a day
Some folks call me Junior but I don't like it that way
Since the storm of '90 when dad left to stay
One passionate lady couldn't bear being alone
It's going on 10 years I've been head of this home
Now I got me a wife and three boys of my own
I work hard, I live clean, I reap what I sow
Ain't had rain to speak of in 'round here a year
I'm searching for water but there ain't nothing near
We need something soon but it won't come I fear
My children won't eat, wife will run out of tears
So I went to the back porch and said I needed the air
I walked past the fence to the Johnson's share
When I made right sure no one had followed me there
I got down on my knees, cried "Lord do you care?"
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Next morning came early, sleep still in my eyes
My eldest, John III, was the first to rise
He said "Daddy come quick, I got the biggest surprise"
We jumped to our clothes 'cause we realized
Could hear the rain pounding the patio door
It's leaking through cracks onto the kitchen floor
We danced in the yard 'til we could stand it no more
Then got down on our knees, gave our thanks to the Lord
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
I sent the boys to their aunts day before last
Yesterday morning told the wives get there fast
The water keeps rising, it's already passed
The roof of the house, but I'm staying pat
Now I'm on top of the tree where my daddy once climbed
And I'm thinking I'm done, though it don't seem my time
I got living to do, business to mind
Wanna watch the boys grow, see the next in my line
And I can't bow down 'cause there's no land for my knees
But I cried a lot and now I'm asking you please
Father have mercy, Jesus hear my pleas
Lord up in heaven, I'm not ready to leave
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
And I've lived on this farm 19 years and a day
Some folks call me III but I don't like it that way
Since daddy done traded his own life for rain
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.06] Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
[00:10.90] I've lived on this farm 30 years and a day
[00:14.67] Some folks call me Junior but I don't like it that way
[00:18.13] Since the storm of '90 when dad left to stay
[00:22.00] One passionate lady couldn't bear being alone
[00:25.67] It's going on 10 years I've been head of this home
[00:29.25] Now I got me a wife and three boys of my own
[00:32.72] I work hard, I live clean, I reap what I sow
[00:38.44]
[00:44.10] Ain't had rain to speak of in 'round here a year
[00:47.85] I'm searching for water but there ain't nothing near
[00:51.51] We need something soon but it won't come I fear
[00:55.27] My children won't eat, wife will run out of tears
[00:58.71] So I went to the back porch and said I needed the air
[01:02.66] I walked past the fence to the Johnson's share
[01:06.38] When I made right sure no one had followed me there
[01:09.59] I got down on my knees, cried "Lord do you care?"
[01:14.07] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[01:21.40] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[01:28.43] Next morning came early, sleep still in my eyes
[01:32.21] My eldest, John III, was the first to rise
[01:35.61] He said "Daddy come quick, I got the biggest surprise"
[01:39.58] We jumped to our clothes 'cause we realized
[01:43.10] Could hear the rain pounding the patio door
[01:46.95] It's leaking through cracks onto the kitchen floor
[01:50.65] We danced in the yard 'til we could stand it no more
[01:54.05] Then got down on our knees, gave our thanks to the Lord
[01:58.35] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[02:05.78] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[02:14.70]
[02:34.42] I sent the boys to their aunts day before last
[02:38.82] Yesterday morning told the wives get there fast
[02:42.33] The water keeps rising, it's already passed
[02:46.08] The roof of the house, but I'm staying pat
[02:49.23] Now I'm on top of the tree where my daddy once climbed
[02:53.20] And I'm thinking I'm done, though it don't seem my time
[02:56.92] I got living to do, business to mind
[03:00.53] Wanna watch the boys grow, see the next in my line
[03:04.28] And I can't bow down 'cause there's no land for my knees
[03:08.17] But I cried a lot and now I'm asking you please
[03:12.05] Father have mercy, Jesus hear my pleas
[03:15.89] Lord up in heaven, I'm not ready to leave
[03:21.33]
[03:34.33] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:43.67] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:49.16] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:56.55] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[04:05.17]
[04:18.13] Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
[04:21.85] And I've lived on this farm 19 years and a day
[04:26.04] Some folks call me III but I don't like it that way
[04:31.80] Since daddy done traded his own life for rain
[04:44.66]
[00:10.90] I've lived on this farm 30 years and a day
[00:14.67] Some folks call me Junior but I don't like it that way
[00:18.13] Since the storm of '90 when dad left to stay
[00:22.00] One passionate lady couldn't bear being alone
[00:25.67] It's going on 10 years I've been head of this home
[00:29.25] Now I got me a wife and three boys of my own
[00:32.72] I work hard, I live clean, I reap what I sow
[00:38.44]
[00:44.10] Ain't had rain to speak of in 'round here a year
[00:47.85] I'm searching for water but there ain't nothing near
[00:51.51] We need something soon but it won't come I fear
[00:55.27] My children won't eat, wife will run out of tears
[00:58.71] So I went to the back porch and said I needed the air
[01:02.66] I walked past the fence to the Johnson's share
[01:06.38] When I made right sure no one had followed me there
[01:09.59] I got down on my knees, cried "Lord do you care?"
[01:14.07] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[01:21.40] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[01:28.43] Next morning came early, sleep still in my eyes
[01:32.21] My eldest, John III, was the first to rise
[01:35.61] He said "Daddy come quick, I got the biggest surprise"
[01:39.58] We jumped to our clothes 'cause we realized
[01:43.10] Could hear the rain pounding the patio door
[01:46.95] It's leaking through cracks onto the kitchen floor
[01:50.65] We danced in the yard 'til we could stand it no more
[01:54.05] Then got down on our knees, gave our thanks to the Lord
[01:58.35] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[02:05.78] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[02:14.70]
[02:34.42] I sent the boys to their aunts day before last
[02:38.82] Yesterday morning told the wives get there fast
[02:42.33] The water keeps rising, it's already passed
[02:46.08] The roof of the house, but I'm staying pat
[02:49.23] Now I'm on top of the tree where my daddy once climbed
[02:53.20] And I'm thinking I'm done, though it don't seem my time
[02:56.92] I got living to do, business to mind
[03:00.53] Wanna watch the boys grow, see the next in my line
[03:04.28] And I can't bow down 'cause there's no land for my knees
[03:08.17] But I cried a lot and now I'm asking you please
[03:12.05] Father have mercy, Jesus hear my pleas
[03:15.89] Lord up in heaven, I'm not ready to leave
[03:21.33]
[03:34.33] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:43.67] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:49.16] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[03:56.55] Amen, amen, oh Lord, amen, amen
[04:05.17]
[04:18.13] Well I'm Jonathan Charles Henry McKay
[04:21.85] And I've lived on this farm 19 years and a day
[04:26.04] Some folks call me III but I don't like it that way
[04:31.80] Since daddy done traded his own life for rain
[04:44.66]