My name Bishop Bullwinkle From the First Church of Nothing but the Truth Deacon Kyle, Deacon George, Deacon Clay Holding the door, let them in, turn them low First I want to thank god For the blood running warm in my veins (That's alright) Thank god for my life, health and strength I got a sound mind, I'm not insane (Come on, come on) I ain't gonna preach too long Ain't gonna take this service too far My sermon in the morning Hell to the naw naw naw (Come on, come on, come on)
[Hook] Hell naw, to the naw naw naw (Hell to the naw) Hell to the naw, to the naw naw naw (Listen)
[Verse 2] Sister Ella, sister Ruth y'all ushering Make sure that everybody get a seat Sister Lilly may go in the kitchen Cause when it gets through I need to eat (Come on) Fix me collard greens and cornbread and rice Chicken breast, ox tails on the side (That's alright) Deacon Frank get my dark truck ready Cause when it gets through I need a ride Deacon Big Rob, count the money count the money Come back tell me what ya raise I got the people they looking for some blessing But now God got to get the praise (Woo) There's an old saying When the praise go up you get the blessing coming down (Yeah) I got some peoples in the church, huh And they still, they still they messing around
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[Verse 3] I got peoples in the church they hugging you They claim that they love you to death (They'll do that) But time they get home they on the telephone Talking about they can't stand your breath (Yeah) I got peoples in the church smoking weed, drinking whiskey Drinking vodka, lots of gin (What you say?) I got the preacher with the night prayer leading Talking about \"Can I get a amen\" (Talk to 'em) Every Sunday morning About a quarter about a half past ten (Come on) I got some fag, I got some bulldagger I got some hoes and dope baggers they coming in And now they're laying at the alter And they're confes-sing their sins, yeah (Come on Bishop) Time you see them Monday morning Doing the same thing again (Come on)
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[Verse 4] I got kids dropping out of school Talking about they don't want to learn, heh But they standing on the corner rolling blunts Talking about come on let's burn (They'll do that) I got kids walking up and down the street Pants hanging down by their knees (Look at 'em, look at 'em) Talking about that they're looking for a job When I see them I say \"jitter bug please\" See all they ever talk about brag about Who got the biggest and the baddest gun Time they see the copper with the bubble top They drop the Glock and want to run (Yeah) And now the sheriff got them locked up Got them sitting in the county jail (What now?) Heard the mama, she was crying all night Cause you can't get the money for the bail And now they're mad with the home boys Cause they didn't put no money in the commissary (Yeah, yeah) Be glad you're in the jail brother man Cause you were sure headed for the cemetery (That's a fact) There's an old saying That a hard head make a soft behind (Yeah, yeah) But since you did the crime go on and do the time Stop the baby crying