When I was a boy, I went to church back home in Arizona
And that is where I heard the tale of a man whose name was Jonah
Now Jonah was a prophet, but that's not why he's remembered
We tell the tale, 'cause in a whale, he nearly was dismembered
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
If you've been watching you can spot it (a-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Compassion and mercy from me to you and you to me
Exactly what God wants to see and yes, that is the point
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
If you've been watching you can spot it (a-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Now Jonah set sail on a pirate ship in a dreadful gale
Got eaten up by a giant whale
But managed not to be dead
You'd think he would learn a lot from being saved from an awful spot
But the second chance that he had got, he didn't want to be spread
So poor old Jonah
And now he's all alone now
Got to use a megaphone now
To get it through to his head, hey!
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
If you've been watching you can spot it (a-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
If you've been watching you can spot it (a-doodley-doo)
He did not get the point
Now true, in your life you probably don't ride on a camel
And you probably won't wake up inside a large aquatic mammal
But all the same like Jonah there is something you can do
Everyone deserves to get a second chance to come from you
Compassion and mercy from me to you and you to me
Exactly what God wants to see and yes, that is the point
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
Jonah was a prophet (ooh-ooh)
But he really never got it (sad but true)
Jonah was a prophet
