[ti:Writing a Gospel Play (Explicit)]
[ar:Various Artists/Larry Owens/L Morgan Lee/James Jackson Jr.]
[al:A Strange Loop (Original Cast Recording) (Explicit)]
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[00:00.00]Writing a Gospel Play (Explicit) - Various Artists/Larry Owens/L Morgan Lee/James Jackson Jr./Jason Veasey/Antwayn Hopper/John-Michael Lyles/John-Andrew Morrison/Michael R. Jackson
[00:00.17]Lyrics by：Michael R. Jackson
[00:00.34]Composed by：Michael R. Jackson
[00:00.51]Writing a gospel play
[00:02.14]Writing a gospel play
[00:04.20]Writing a gospel play
[00:06.51]'Cause that's what the people want
[00:11.07]Okay show title show me how to
[00:15.43]Pray a spiritual urban drama
[00:20.82]Jesus never fails
[00:29.45]As long as you keep prayin'
[00:31.88]Jesus never fails
[00:40.24]You think my a*s is playin'
[00:43.28]Shaneatha michele I done made some tater salad
[00:48.43]Come on now I done put my foot in this
[00:51.30]Uh uh aunt patty I love me some tater salad
[00:54.85]And I'm hungry as hizz ell
[00:57.72]Your fast behind ain't hungry for nothin'
[01:00.22]But a crack rock and a stripper pole
[01:02.38]Girl go wash your hand
[01:04.60]Aunt patty only gawd can judge me and
[01:07.71]He seemed quite impressed so don't come for me
[01:10.59]Ha ha ha ha
[01:11.59]Unless I twirl for you
[01:14.38]Chele what wrong baby
[01:17.59]You ain't eatin' up your tater salad
[01:20.74]Oh aunt patty how can
[01:22.89]I eat tater salad when there's no ring on my finger
[01:27.39]Michele girl you better forget
[01:28.93]About that ring and learn to drop
[01:30.53]It like it's hot ga ga ga ga ga ga
[01:32.33]Fix it Jesus
[01:33.79]I did everything I was supposed to
[01:36.93]I stayed in school I kept my legs closed
[01:42.14]I was faithful and paid my tithes and offering
[01:46.16]'Cause mark 12 and 17 says
[01:48.09]Render unto caesar what is
[01:49.33]Caesar's and render unto gawd what is gawd's'
[01:52.02]Gawd said '***** better have my money right here'
[01:55.44]Girl if you don't sat down
[01:57.30]I'mma pop you in the face
[01:58.77]With one of my world famous patty pies
[02:00.80]Did somebody say patty pie
[02:02.92]'Cause I'm hungry as hizz ell
[02:07.00]I wore flesh colored stockings
[02:10.43]I got a perm then a wig that
[02:14.03]I put on top of that perm as a protective style
[02:18.42]I became a high powered vice president of a bank
[02:24.14]But I'm still so so lonely
[02:27.97]Oh baby rest your head on aunt patty bosom
[02:31.84]When is it my turn to walk into a room and say
[02:35.66]It's married now miss celie'
[02:42.16]Welp have you prayed
[02:47.62]I get down on my black knees every night
[02:50.37]I know what I do down on my black knees girl
[02:59.34]Well if you gettin' down on your knees and the
[03:01.65]Lord ain't blessin' you the
[03:02.77]Way you think he ought to
[03:04.13]Then maybe you don't know how to pray
[03:09.97]Maybe you don't know how to pray
[03:12.59]Maybe you don't know how to pray
[03:14.54]In times like these
[03:16.96]You gotta get down on your knees
[03:19.28]And ask him for the words you should say
[03:24.04]And I know you feel like your cousin
[03:26.17]Shaneatha doin' better than you
[03:27.40]'Cause she be out there prostituting
[03:28.76]Herself to all these men who be touching
[03:30.40]Her on the vagina and I know you feel
[03:33.01]Like your cousin sherae doin' better than you
[03:34.84]'Cause she got the money to build herself
[03:36.68]A chateau in atlanta but remember proverbs
[03:40.38]31 and 10 says who can find a virtuous
[03:42.73]Woman for her price is far above rubies
[03:45.53]So keep your knees bent in prayer and the
[03:47.88]Lord thy God will send you a lightskin
[03:49.92]Man with no education who'll put you in
[03:52.06]The split level mansion of your dreams chele
[03:57.40]Aunt patty all I really want is a ring
[04:02.17]Maybe the devil got your a*s
[04:04.17]In a sling ga ga ga ga
[04:06.86]On days like these it's like you're up on the trapeze
[04:11.09]And you
[04:11.69]Don't know what these stupid paper doll characters should sing
[04:20.38]Jesus never fails