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No Church Tonight Lyrics by Jay Bennett & Edward Burch

The Palace at 4am (Part I)

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Preacher Bill come to her house one Sunday bright and fine
To fill his belly with sweet potatoes, biscuits, and chicken and wine
He took our Nelly out in back of the barn and he carried on beside
I heard him whisper in her ear, "There will be no church tonight"
There'll be no church tonight, my dear
There'll be no church tonight
One more kiss from your red lips
And there'll be no church tonight
While peeking through my knothole, I seen him take her hand
He put his head upon her bosom, and he called it the promised land
The mountains that lie in glory's hills, he touched her leg so light
And then he gasped for air, and said a prayer
"There'll be no church tonight"
There'll be no church tonight, my dear
There'll be no church tonight
One more kiss from your red lips
And there'll be no church tonight
She lay in a pile of hay; she gently closed her eyes
She said the words to the 23rd psalm to the good Lord in the skies
What would I see through that knothole, I cannot sing or write
But now I know the reason why there will be no church tonight
There'll be no church tonight, my dear
There will be no church tonight
One more kiss from your red lips
There'll be no church tonight
There will be no church tonight, my dear
There will be no church tonight
One more kiss from your red lips
And there'll be no church (tonight)
One more kiss from your red lips
And there will be no church (tonight)
One more kiss from your red lips
There will be no church tonight
There will be no church tonight
There will be no church tonight
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Jay Bennett & Edward Burch

Jay Bennett & Edward Burch

About “No Church Tonight” by Jay Bennett & Edward Burch

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"No Church Tonight" appears on "The Palace at 4am (Part I)".

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