Missionary Stew # 2 chords by Len Chandler

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Verse 1
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Down
in the jungle where the antelope grazed,
two cannibals got to talking about the good old days.
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Before the missionary came with his
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Bible in his hand, telling all them stories
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about the promised land.
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One said, told me that having two wives was a sin. I didn't
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think I had to worry though, cause I had ten.
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He said it was a sin to run around bare
Now last
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Sunday he got to preachin'
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a sermon on underwear
You know, I'd wear that missionary
shirt, the pants, the shoes off the skeet
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For one little taste of that missionary meat
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Uh -huh, bein' his houseboy sorta
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does make me mad
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Come to think of it, I bet
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he wouldn't taste so bad
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He's sorta tender,
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sorta sweet and young
Probably the only thing tough
on him would be his tongue
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How should we cook him?
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Oh, it's up to you.
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But I've always been sort of partial
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to a missionary stew.
So they licked their lips and they sharpened the knives when they
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got to thinking about those other nine wives.
They arrived at about lunchtime.
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The padre was there.
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They said, sir, we've just dropped
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in for a snack an  d a prayer.
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He said, boys, I'm certainly glad to see that when you have needs,
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you think of me.
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He started into the grace with great zeal,
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but the two sort of interrupted, you know
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what I mean, to get started on their meal.
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One said, wait a minute, now you promised, and it's only fair,
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his shirt, his shoes and
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his underwear.
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So a birthday suit and one rather clergically clad,
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a fine supper these two old backsliders
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had.
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A cannibal convert is a young preacher's pride, but
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you're in a missionary stew if he up and
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backslides.
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I learned this from
Lawrence
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Welk.
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Come all you missionaries
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and take my advice.
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You can sing of salvation,
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you can preach paradise.
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You can tell them they're sin
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ners in any such a lies.
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But now when you're gra cing the table,
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just don't close your eyes.