"Pray For The Lights To Go Out" lyrics - PHIL HARRIS

Father was the Deacon in the hard shell church
Way down south where I was born
Why the people used to come to church from miles around,
Just to hear the holy word go on
Father grabbed the sister around the neck and says
Sister won't you sing this song
The sister tells the deacon that she didn't have time;
Felt religion comin on
Just the somebody got up turned the lighs all out
And you ought to heard the sister shout
She hollered brother if you want to spread joy,
Just pray for the lights to stay out
She called on Deacon for to kneel and pray,
You ought to hear the sister shout
Throwed up both hands and got way back;
Took two steps forward and balled the jack
She hollered brother if you wanna spread joy,
Pray for the lights to stay out

Father tried to quieten down his loving flock;
Called on all the Saints above;
All that he could hear down there in the dark
Were honey turtle dove
Deacon grabbed his Bible firmly in his hand,
And prayed to be showed wrong from right
Just then the Deacon's prayers were answered from above
Someone got up and turned on the lights
He felt himself a slippin; grabbed the first girl near
And she sings this song in his ear
She hollered brother now if you wanna spread joy
Just pray for the lights to go out
She called on Deacon for to kneel and pray,
You oughta heard that sister shout
Throwed up both hands and got way back,
Took two steps and balled the jack
She hollered brother if you wanna spread joy,
Just pray for the lights to go out

Throwed up both hands and got way back
Took two steps forward and said send me Jack
She hollered brother if you wanna spread joy
Just pray for the lights to stay out