A Song
To the tune of "Jesus Put This Song Into My Hear-arr-art"
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick song,
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick song,
You just make up the words as you go along,
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick song.
When you reach the second verse you speed it up,
When you reach the second verse you speed it up,
Eventually the whole congregation all give up,
When you reach the second verse you speed it up.
Give men and women seperate parts to sing,
Give men and women seperate parts to sing,
Make sure you include words like "majesty" and "king",
Give men and women seperate parts to sing.
It really doesn't matter if the words don't scan,
It really doesn't matter if the words don't scan,
That means you can fit as many words into one line as you possibly can,
It really doesn't matter if the words don't scan.
Singing songs like this makes Christians start to clap,
Singing songs like this makes Christians start to clap,
That just makes the whole thing end up sounding ... joyful,
Singing songs like this makes Christians start to clap.
When you have run out of words just sing to laa,
When you have run out of words just sing to laa,
Laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa,
Laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa.
If you're really joyful then end with 'oi',
If you're really joyful then end with 'oi',
It sounds a little Yiddish but so did Jesus my boy,
If you're really joyful then end with 'oi',
When you finally reach the end, repeat verse one,
When you finally reach the end, repeat verse one,
By this time the congregation have all gone,
When you finally reach the end, repeat verse one.
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick Song... OI!
Thanks to Laura for sending me the words and Ashley for the verse about men and women.
posted by big dave @ 10:19 am
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6 Comments:
A few extra verses I've come across ... :o)
Graham Kendrick leaves out all the [CLAP] crucial beats.
Graham Kendrick leaves out all the [CLAP] crucial beats,
So, instead of singing, you can [STAMP] stamp your feet.
Graham Kendrick leaves out all the … [CLAP] crucial beats.
Take a verse from Psalms or a mi-nor prophet.
Take a verse from Psalms or a mi-nor prophet.
Make it so obscure no-one knows quite which bit.
Take a verse from Psalms or a mi-…-nor prophet.
Put it in a key the guitar-ist can't play.
Put it in a key the guitar-ist can't play.
I'll learn C-sharp minor seven in a day.
Put it in a key the guitar…ist cannot play.
The stress-ing of the syl-lab-les doe-sn't mat-ter.
The stress-ing of the syl-lab-les doe-sn't mat-ter.
Put some extra words in if the line isn't quite long enough for what you want -
The stress-ing of the syl-lab-…-les doe-sn't mat-ter.
Graham taught us how to sing in harmony.
Graham taught us how to sing in harmony,
Even if it's very like the melody.
Graham taught us how to si…ng in harmony.
As you go throughout the song you get faster.
As you go throughout the song you get faster.
Pianist won't keep up, but who cares about her.
As you go throughout the so…ng you get faster.
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick song.
Anyone can write a Graham Kendrick song.
When you think you've reached the end, well that's where you're wrong.
Anyone can write a Gra…ham Kendrick song.
Pick your favourite verse and sing it once again.
Pick your favourite verse and sing it once again.
That's the way you'll know when you've reached the end.
Pick your favourite verse and si…ng it once again.
Dave (and Sal whoever you are), that's pure genius.
To be a proper worship band though you need to have....
The guitarist wil always use capo 3 and a maxed out chorus pedal, if an electric guitar is used only a fender telecaster (the christian guitar) will do.
The keyboardist must religiously use piano+ strings so they can't usher the holy spirt in during the planned spontaneous time of tongues speaking at the end of the song
Oh yeah there's the token flute
That first one of Sal's is the one I'd heard before, and it is just magnificent. The rest is merely good.
So long as the holy chord is played throughout, I think this should be a hit!
Hoooly, issss thheee choooord...altogther now!
The holy chord? Well i reckon it's dsus2. If you start playing that with the christian warm pad sound then your halfway to playing "there is a light" by delirious....
oh dear oh dear I really need to get less cynical about church,....
I think Chris's understanding of the holy chord is the same as mine, played thus:
E A D G B E
0 7 9 9 0 0
I hope that comes out right!
Having said that, Dsus2, and most other sus2s, are very holy indeed. Kudos to Sue Rinaldi, though, for trying to throw in the odd diminished chord.
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