Waiting Till the Rapture Come

Old man Jonah sittin' in his chair got no teeth and he got no hair He got no daughter and he got no son He's just waitin' till the rapture come I said he, waitin' till the rapture come He never did marry and he never went far Never bought a house or a big ole car But he ain't no beggar and he sure ain't dumb He's just waitin' till the rapture come I said he, waitin' till the rapture come And when the rapture come, Lord gonna call out his name (When the rapture come) Jonah gonna put down his cane (When the rapture come) Heaven gonna call him away But until that day Old man Jonah's got an old brass horn He's had it since the day that he was reborn But he ain't gonna blow for just anyone He's gonna wait till the rapture come I said he, waitin' till the rapture come And when the rapture come, Lord gonna call out his name (When the rapture come) Oh, Jonah gonna put down his cane (When the rapture come) And heaven gonna take him away But until that day Preacher come a-walkin' down that country mile He said, "Hey Jo you know it's been a while" But Jonah keep his eyes on the settin' sun He's just waitin' till the rapture come I said he, waitin' till the rapture come And when the rapture come, Lord gonna call out his name (When the rapture come) Jonah gonna put down his cane (When the rapture come) Heaven gonna call him away But until that day Oh, go come, come rapture come I said, come, come, come, come rapture come Come, come, come, come rapture come Come, come, come, come rapture come Come, come, come, come rapture come Said, come, come, come, come rapture come Well, come on in now Come and take me away Lord Come and take me away Lord Come and take me away Lord