Woody Guthrie - Be No Church Tonight lyrics

Preacher Bill come to our house One Sunday bright and fine To fill his belly with sweet potatoes Biscuits, chicken and wine He took our Nelly back up the barn And carried on a sight I heard him whisper in her ear "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 now church tonight! While peeking through my knot-hole I seen him take her hand Put his hand upon her bosom And called it the promised land The mountains of life and glory's hills As he touched her leg so light 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 now church tonight! She lay on a pile of hay And gently closed her eyes She said the word of the 23rd psalm To the good Lord and the skies; What I seen through that knot-hole I cannot sing or write But now I know the reason why 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 now church tonight!