Matthew was wrapped up
in countin' the day's receipts
Mark prepared for Wed
nesday meetin',
settin' up extra seats
Luke was examinin' the
heart of the boy
just a -searchin' for the
presence of sin
You'll do well to look to thyself,
my brother,
for all of the trouble we're in
Hey, my brothers and sisters,
take a word of advice
And if you trip on the gospel ship,
you're gonna have to pay
the press.
Well, the gospel ship come to rest today,
and it was parked in the middle of town.
And people, said, come from miles away
just to hear him lay the gospel down.
Matthew's getting nervous
about the pickings
coming back on the plate.
And Mark fell apart in the service last night,
he says it must have been
something he ate
Luke is a -growin' weary,
just a -carryin' the gospel load
Young John skipped town
with a lady he'd found,
he was a -long gone down the road
Hey, my brothers and sisters,
take a word of advice
And if you trip on the gospel ship,
you're gonna have to pay