Mighty, Mighty Preacher Lyrics by The Pine Box Boys
The Feast of Three Arms
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[Verse 1] He was a mighty, mighty preacher, he tended to our needs His sermon had the spirit and his liquor held a bead He spoke with tongues of fire; you could smell it when he breathed Kept a bottle in his boot and a Bible in his hands A pistol in his pocket and he rode across the land Held meetings in the summer; you could hear "The Angel Band" We thought we knew what he would do when he rode in to town The pistol had a notch or two that no one could account And that he'd never fess up to [Verse 2] He was rough around the edges, I reckon he done time Whatever was the reason, ain't none of yours or mine So he sold a little whiskey. Hell, that shouldn't be a crime And all that other stuff, does it need to be said? I'm sure he had a reason if he shot them fellars dead He wouldn't even be here if they drew first instead By and by, said "Why you keep that roscoe in your belt?" 'Twas needed for some freedom from the pressures that he felt Of all them other so-called "preachers" trying to muscle in on his flock It's a god-eat-god world out there and it pays to pack [Verse 3] The folks around these parts said he was sent here by the Lord That he rode in on a twister and I believe every word He turned water into whiskey. Well, at least that's what I've heard Take a little of his liquor and swaller all it down Send you higher than the heavens, you can have a look around Next morning will be hell, Lord, your head will pound He said he had a sermon and a church was all he lacked And he would preach for free if he could keep a still out back And them meetings with the elders tended to run a little long They were getting filled with a mighty, mighty spirit [Narration] The stranger walked ahead, it was cold there in the night So he grabbed the cage and coffin and he caught up there beside him By and by, they passed a church and it was filled with light He recognized the melody and it sure was inviting He took a pew in the back just as they were praying Their eyes all closed and their hands up a-reaching A man took the pulpit, as the "amen"s they were saying Said his name was Prester John and he commenced to preaching He had something in a glass, he threw it back and gulped it He opened up a Bible and said the text was Judges He pulled out his pistol and laid it on the pulpit He said, "Until I'm finished, not a soul budges."
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