Sing You Children
Elvis Presley
{Intro} (tambourine) {Verse 1} Oh Jonah he was desperate in the belly of the whale. But jonah had a plan he knew he couldn’t fail. {Verse 2} He raise’ his head on high and lookin’ for the sky. And sang a song so pretty the whale told him goodbye. {Chorus} You got to sing you children sing sing you children sing. I only know one thing hey! hey! hey! Sing you children sing everybody! Sing you children sing sing your troubles away. {Verse 3} Well Moses said Good Lord: "Open up these waters for me." So I can get your chidren Across this salty sea. {Verse 4} Well the Lord parted the waters * and singing hand in hand. Moses and the children: Walked over to the promised land. {Chorus} You got to sing you children sing(everybody) sing you children sing. (hallelujah) I only know one thing hey! hey! hey! Sing you children sing everybody! Sing you children sing (hallelujah) sing your troubles away. {Verse 5} Oh Joshua had a plan at the walls of Jericho. He’d march around those walls and on his horn he’d blow {Verse 6} That horn would play a tune and sing a happy song. When Joshua got through: Those walls came tumbling down. {Chorus} You got to sing you children sing(everybody) sing you children sing. (hallelujah) I only know one thing hey! hey! hey! Sing you children sing everybody! Sing you children sing (hallelujah) sing your troubles away. {Outro} You got to sing your troubles away. Sing your troubles away. You’ve got to sing your troubles away. Sing your troubles away. Sing your troubles away.