Intro
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"There..."
[VERSE I]
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There was a wicked messenger
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From Eli he did come
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With a mind that multiplied
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The smallest matter
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When questioned who had sent for him
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He answered with his thumb
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For his tongue it could not speak
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But only flatter
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[VERSE II]
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He stayed behind the assembly hall
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It was there that he made his bed
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Often times he could be seen returning
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[VERSE III]
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Until one day he just appeared
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With a note in his hand which read
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The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning
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Woo-hoo
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[VERSE IV]
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The leaves began to fallin'
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And the seas began to part
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And the people that confronted him were many
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Oh-oh, oh
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[VERSE V]
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The leaves began to fallin'
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And the seas began to part
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And the people that confronted him were many
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And he was told these last few words
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Which opened up his heart
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If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any
[OUTRO]
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Oh-oh, oh
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If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any
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Ooh-oh, oh
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And opened up his heart
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