The Farmer in the Dell
To the tune of the popular kids' song, The Farmer in the Dell.
| New Lyrics | Original Lyrics |
| My God's in heaven now My God's in heaven now Alleluia My God's in heaven now |
The farmer in the dell The farmer in the dell Hi-ho, the derry-o The farmer in the dell |
| Jesus at His right hand Jesus at His right hand Alleluia Jesus at His right hand |
The farmer takes a wife The farmer takes a wife Hi-ho, the derry-o The farmer takes a wife |
| The Spirit's in my heart The Spirit's in my heart Alleluia The Spirit's in my heart |
The wife takes a child The wife takes a child Hi-ho, the derry-o The wife takes a child |
| The pastor's in the church The pastor's in the church Alleluia The pastor's in the church |
The child takes a nurse The child takes a nurse Hi-ho, the derry-o The child takes a nurse |
| The church goes to the world The church goes to the world Alleluia The church goes to the world |
The nurse takes a cow The nurse takes a cow Hi-ho, the derry-o The nurse takes a cow |
| The man repents from sin The man repents from sin Alleluia The man repents from sin |
The cow takes a dog The cow takes a dog Hi-ho, the derry-o The cow takes a dog |
| He tells his wife of Christ He tells his wife of Christ Alleluia He tells his wife of Christ |
The dog takes a cat The dog takes a cat Hi-ho, the derry-o The dog takes a cat |
| His wife gets born again His wife gets born again Alleluia His wife gets born again |
The cat takes a rat The cat takes a rat Hi-ho, the derry-o The cat takes a rat |
| We'll be in heaven soon We'll be in heaven soon Alleluia We'll be in heaven soon |
The rat takes the cheese The rat takes the cheese Hi-ho, the derry-o The rat takes the cheese |
| We'll sing and worship God We'll sing and worship God Alleluia We'll sing and worship God |
The cheese stands alone The cheese stands alone Hi-ho, the derry-o The cheese stands alone |
| For all eternity For all eternity Alleluia For all eternity |
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Jean V. Dickson is a Canadian-based entrepreneur who puts creativity's ZING into training, corporate communications and church worship. Visit her Christian ministry websites, www.fatsheep.org and www.worshipzing.com. To jazz up your corporate PowerPoint presentations, visit The PowerPoint Joint at www.PowerPointjoint.com.
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