EVERYBODY GATHERED WHERE THE RIVER RUNS WIDER
AT THE EDGE OF TOWN
TO SEE IF THAT EDDIE LEE VAUGHN BAPTISM
WAS REALLY GONNA GO DOWN
FOLKS BET HARD EARNED MONEY
THAT WATER WOULDNâT CHANGE A THING
THEY SET THE ODDS AT A HUNDRED TO ONE
HIS SOUL WOULDNâT NEVER COME CLEAN
THEN THE PREACHER SAID
PEOPLE TAKE A MOMENT OR TWO
THERE SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO
PRAY FOR THE FISH
THEY WONâT KNOW WHATâS COMING
WHEN THE SIN STARTS ROLLING OFF THE LIKES OF HIM
LORD BE WITH EM, THEY AINâT DONE NOTHIN'
PLEASE WONT YOU LEAVE THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT âA ROOM TO SWIM
PRAY FOR THE FISH
WELL THE PREACHER DUCKED EM UNDER
THAT clear cool WATER
THEN HE DID IT AGAIN
EDDIE CAME UP YELLING
LORD IN HEAVEN HALLEAUH!
IâM A BRAND NEW MAN
WELL THE WATER GOT TO BUBBLING
SKY GOT TO RUMBLING
AND THE THUNDER BACKED UP THE CHOIR
THE FISH STARTED JUMPINâ
IT WAS LIKE THEY WAS SWIMMINâ
IN A LAKE OF FIRE
THEN EDDIEâS MOMMA STEPPED OUT OF THE CROWD
AND STARTED YELLING OUT LOUD
PRAY FOR THE FISH
THEY WONâT KNOW WHATâS COMING
WHEN THE SIN STARTS ROLLING
OFF THE LIKES OF HIM
LORD BE WITHâ EM
THEY AINâT DONE NOTHING
PLEASE WONT YOU LEAVE âEM
JUST A LITTLE BIT âA ROOM TO SWIM
PRAY FOR THE FISH
HE SAID EVERYBODY CROSS YOUR FINGERS
FOLD YOUR HANDS
PRAY FOR OLEâ EDDIE
BUT BEFORE WE SAY AMEN
PRAY FOR THE FISH
LORD BE WITH âEM
THEY AINT DONE NOTHIN'
PLEASE WONT YOU LEAVE âEM
JUST A LITTLE BIT âA ROOM TO SWIM
PRAY FOR THE FISH
LORD PRAY FOR THE FISH
