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Stephen Schwartz
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A Piece of Eight
And Noah and his family worked From sun to sun to sun Til the day before the prow he stood And said, 'With this peg of gopher wood Your Ark, Oh Lord, is done.' With one final peg of gopher wood, the Ark at last was done!
And Noah called to his servent girl Yohnna was her name He had always treated her kindly Though she bore the mark of shame
As a daughter of the tainted race She bore the mark of Cain
And she came and bowed The servent girl, with the mark upon her head And she asked, 'What do you wish my lord?' And this is what he said
He said, 'Yohnna lay the table. For tonight we celebrate And tonight instead of seven places Tonight there will be eight!'
Tonight instead of seven places Tonight there would be eight
This is the night The youngest son, Japheth was his name Would bring to dinner his wife to be and his choice proclaim and the empty chair was laid for her for the girl to be his wife who would journey with him on the arc to a post-diluvian life
He said, 'Yohnna lay the table. Don't forget the extra plate For tonight instead of seven people The family will be eight'
Tonight instead of seven people The family would be eight
First came Noah and his Wife in a bright and merry mood Eager to meet their daughter-in-law and share their home and Food An effort to their prood
Next came the brothers two Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Hem and Shem And the daughters of the race of Seth They chose to marry them And their beautiful wives from the Race of Seth They brought along with them
Oh Father, For all we have received We thank you Once more we gather in the dying light
Oh Father, for all I have received
Once more we pray you Father bless us tonight
I thank you
And the couses came And the minutes passed and the girl did not appear
Till Noah turned to Japheth and he said 'My son I fear-' but Japheth laughed and laughed some more, and told them all, 'She's here'
Well, by now you've guessed What happens next For it's quite a familer fable
He went to Yohnna the servent girl And led her to the table
He said, 'Yohnna join the table. Come and sit here at my side For it's you I love best in all the word And you shall be my bride
It's you I love best in all the world And I want you for my bride
He brought Yohnna to the table And he did not hesitate Though his father said to wait and his mother was in a state
And the brothers and wives got the shock of their lives as they all of them dropped their forks and knifes And they all could calculate The Family was Eight One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
Eight!!
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