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THE PREACHER MAN

from THE TIME HAS COME by Billy O'Dwyer Bob

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THE PREACHER MAN
©Billy O'Dwyer Bob 2000

Well I went down to Georgia
Where I met me a preacher man
He said, son I can save your soul from hell
So help me God, I can
He said, you may be no angel
You may be no saint
But you may not be half the bad-ass demon that you paint.

Chorus
But you can save your soul from hell, my son
You can ease your pain
Take shelter from the storm, my son
Just step in from the rain.

Well I listened to him preaching
And boy, the man was good
If anyone could save my soul
I guess this preacher could
He said, son you must find Jesus
And if you look just right,
If you open up your eyes, my son
You just might see the light.

Chorus

Well he said, hallelujah
And I said, praise the Lord
He said, son you can make fun of me
But God won't be ignored
He said, open up your heart, my son
And sing out to the Lord
If you ask him to forgive you, son
You'll get your just reward.

Chorus

When he had finished speaking
I heard him say Amen
Before he turned to walk away
He looked at me again
He said, son, you know God loves you
You should talk with him a spell
For though he was the son of God
But even Jesus fell.

Chorus

Well I watched him walking down the street
With his bible in his hand
I knew what he was saying
About the Promised Land
And as I slowly watched him
Fade away to out of sight
I could feel the sunshine on my face
And I could see the light.

Chorus x 2

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from THE TIME HAS COME, released September 25, 2010

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Billy O'Dwyer Bob South Tipperary, Ireland

'Billy O'Dwyer is from the Emerald Isle and possesses a pronounced Irish brogue that is wholly absorbing. He has written all the material and proves to be a good storyteller...' -Country Music People
'The voice is mellow, the arrangements, beautifully simple and the lyrics are excellent. Billy is another one of those treasures of the music scene...a talent to watch out for.' -Irish Music Magazine ... more

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