Don't start stallin, God is callin'
You to preach in a far away land
Ninevah is live, gonna miss a great revival
If you don't heed the Lord's command
Don't take the wrong boat, it will never stay afloat
If the men didn't throw you overboard
Hey, Jonah. Don't you think it's a long way to sink
Don't you think you ought to listen to the Lord
Jonah was a rebel, he listened to the devil
The ship sailed out from the shore
The waves started rocking, the wind started knockin'
He was frightened like he'd never been before
They threw him off the side and a whale was swimmin' by
Swallowed him and looked around for more
Hey, Jonah. Don't you think it's a long way to sink
Don't you think you ought to listen to the Lord
No, Jonah wouldn't go
(so the Lord had to put him in a place where he couldn't get away)
'Cause, Jonah didn't know
(when the Lord calls you forth you
need to pack and leave that very day)
But God delivered him
(so the whale gave him up and his life and his calling was restored)
Old Jonah learned the hard way you better do the right thing
Jonah learned you ought to listen to the Lord
The moral of the story - God got the glory
When the Ninevites repented of their ways
Jonah finally went there - he set a little tent there
He preached and there were thousands who were saved
There's a message here for all who will hear the Master's call
And do what Jonah just ignored
Don't wait to learn the hard way. If Jonah could he would say
'You know you ought to listen to the Lord'
No, Jonah wouldn't go
(so the Lord had to put him in a place where he couldn't get away)
'Cause, Jonah didn't know
(when the Lord calls you forth you
need to pack and leave that very day)
But God delivered him
(so the whale gave him up and his life and his calling was restored)
Old Jonah learned the hard way you better do the right thing
Jonah learned you ought to listen to the Lord
No, Jonah wouldn't go
(so the Lord had to put him in a place where he couldn't get away)
'Cause, Jonah didn't know
(when the Lord calls you forth you
need to pack and leave that very day)
But God delivered him
(so the whale gave him up and his life and his calling was restored)
Old Jonah learned the hard way you better do the right thing
Jonah learned you ought to listen to the Lord
Jonah learned you ought to listen to the Lord
Jonah learned you ought to listen to the Lord