Tonart: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Jesus, I said Jesus,
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said Jesus Christ you're tall
I bet nobody, I bet nobody,
I bet nobody wanted to
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dance with you at all
I said Jesus,
I said Jesus there hardly ain't
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no one here for you at all
I said Jesus, I said Jesus,
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I said Jesus Christ you're tall
Verse 2
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We could dribble our way
down a courtship
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Get married for a little while
I would shoot a little love inside your basket,
mama
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And in a little while we'll have a child
Verse 3
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He'd be a little boy, he'd be a little boy
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But he'll get taller as the time goes by
He'd be a little boy, he'd be a little boy
But pretty soon he'll
hear the other boys cry
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Because they're saying to him
Verse 4
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Jesus, they'll say Jesus,
they'll say Jesus Christ you're tall
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at least some day I hope he finds a basketball
So maybe a big scout from a big town team
will come and sign him to
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the meadow larks
And then someday,
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someday he'll play as good as Van Dyke Parks
Verse 5
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He'll be famous, he'll get married,
he'll be happy with the
They'll have a little boy,
they'll have a little boy but at birth
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he'll measure six foot four
Each generation as the time goes by
will grow and grow until
And finally someday, I say someday,
they'll bump into God and He'll say "Hi"
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Then He'll say, Jesus, Jesus look at 'em,
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Jesus Christ they are tall
Jesus, just look at 'em, Jesus, hey,
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you guys want to play a little basketball?
Verse 6
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Da- da, da- da, da- da
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Da- da, da, da- da, da- da, da- da
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Da- da, da- da, da, da, da- da
Verse 7
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There'll be a court up in Heaven
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softer than the softest cloud
They can play all day,
they can play all night,
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they can play as long as they can play
Be a half- court game until
the other boys
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show, it'll be a full court game and then
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Then it's over with your high score,
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it'll be over and then "Amen"
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Hey Jesus, oh Jesus,
Gm
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Sweet Jesus Christ you're tall
No, no nobody, no, no nobody, no,
no nobody basketball
Verse 8
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C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
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c' mon, Jesus
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
with a hook shot, baby
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
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c'mon, shoot that ball
C'mon, Jesus let's sure play it, now
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You can play as long as you like
You're in Heaven,
now Heaven that's the Hell of it, baby,
Verse 9
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All night long, all night long
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All night long, all night long
All night long, all night long
All night long, all, all,
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Gm
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Gm
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all night long
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
Akkorde & SongtexteF Bb C Gm Eb
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