Shadrach - Louis Armstrong

[McGimsey]

The story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

There was three children in the land of Israel
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Took a trip to the land of Babylon
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
He took a lot of gold and made an idol
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, ooooh

And he told everybody, When you hear the music of the cornet
And he told everybody, when you hear the music of the flute
And he told everybody, When you hear the music of the horn
You must bow down in worship to the idol,
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, oooh

But the children of Israel would not bow down
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, oooh
Couldn't fool them with a golden idol
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, ooooh
I said, you couldn't fool them with a golden idol
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
- O Shadrach!, Meshach, Abednego, oooh

So the king put the children in the firey furnace
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
He done coal and red hot brime stone
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Seven times hotter hotter than it ought to be
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Burn up the soldiers that the king had put there
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego

But the LORD sent an angel with the snowy white wings
Down in the middle of the furnace
Talking to the children about the power of the Gospel
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Well, they couldn't even burn a hair on the head of
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Laughin' and talkin' while the fire was jumpin' around
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego

Old Nebuchadnezzar called, Hey there!
When he saw the power of the LORD
And they had a big time in the house of Babylon
- Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Ho ho ho! Abednego!

Note: Obviously this song belongs to the genre of Gospel rather than Reggae, but makes an interesting comparison with Reggae lyrics that feature the same story


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