Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Regina Spektor
Vocals
Dave Price
Drums
Katherine Jenkinson
Cello
Nicholas Holland
Cello
Sonia Slany
Violin
Jeremy Isaac
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Regina Spektor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sam Bell
Editing Engineer
Ryan Gilligan
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Will Hensley
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tom McFall
Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Jacknife Lee
Producer
Michael Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
No one laughs at God in a hospital, no one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughin' at God when they're starvin' or freezin' or so very poor
No one laughs at God when a doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughin' at God when it's gotten real late
And their kid's not back from that party yet
[Verse 2]
No one laughs at God when their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughin' at God when they see the one they love
Hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door
And they say we've got some bad news, sir
No one's laughin' at God when there's a famine, fire, or flood
[Verse 3]
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listenin' to a good God-themed joke
Or, or when the crazies say He hates us and they get so red in the head
You'd think they're about to choke
God can be funny
When told He'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious, ha-ha
Ha-ha
[Verse 4]
No one laughs at God in a hospital, no one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughin' at God when they've lost all they got
And they don't know what for
No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughin' at God when they're sayin' their goodbyes
[Verse 5]
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listenin' to a good God-themed joke
Or, or when the crazies say He hates us and they get so red in the head
You'd think they're about to choke
God can be funny
When told He'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
[Verse 6]
And no one laughs at God in a hospital, no one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital, no one laughs at God in a war
No one laughin' at God in a hospital, no one's laughin' at God in a war
No one's laughin' at God when they're starvin' or freezin' or so very poor
[Verse 7]
No one's laughin' at God
No one's laughin' at God
No one's laughin' at God
We're all laughin' with God
Written by: Regina Spektor