Fish on the Ground

This is a rough, piano-only version. We’ll probably record it during church in July, 2008.
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Pastor Stella approached me about an idea for a song. She had heard a story by a Rabbi about a couple guys that followed Moses out of Egypt. They were so self-centered that they didn’t even see Moses perform any of the miracles. They were busy looking down, and only saw a bunch of fish laying on the ground. I was immediately taken with the idea, and wrote this within the next day.

This song is being written for the summer “water” theme,
and is currently scheduled for July 6th & 13th.

Partridge family feel with a boogey-woogey chorus. Mixolydian mode.

Written by Ron Lisle

Intro

G C Gmaj7 C repeat as long as desired.

Verse 1

A rabbi

told a

story

about

two guys

long

ago.

They followed

Moses from

Egypt,

fleeing

from old

Pha

roah.

He chased them

to the

Red Sea.

Things looked

bad, and

that’s no

laugh.

But God had

other

plans. He

said “Now,

Moses

hold up your

staff.”

Chorus

(boogey-woogey style)

They didn’t notice the miracles, ’cause they were

too busy looking down.

They didn’t see Moses parting the sea, and walls of

water,

C/A

rising, on

G/B

both sides, all

around.

C/A

All they

G/B

saw was

mud and

G/D

fish on the

ground.

Verse 2

We all know the story, how Moses parted the sea.

They walked across to freedom leaving behind the enemy.

Pharoah’s army tried to follow, only to drown in misery.

When the road that they’d been on, turned back into sea.

Chorus

Bridge

Spoken. Loop on intro softly.

Ham it up! Maybe put on fake beards, Yamikas, those orthodix Jewish curly things, etc. Try to speak in a Yiddish accent, etc. Have fun with this, and feel free to ad lib.

Abe: “Hey Zeke”.

Zeke: “Yea, Abe.”

Abe: “Have you noticed how muddy everything is around here?”

Zeke: “You bet I did. I lost a sandal about a mile back in the muck.”

Abe: “And have you seen all the fish lying around?”

Zeke: “Yes, and they’re really grossing me out. The sun is starting to make them really stink.”

Abe: “Oh, you’ve noticed that too. (Turn away, whisper to congregation: I thought it was him)”

Zeke: “Abe, what do you suppose prompted Moses to pick this lousy road?”

Abe: “God only knows, Zeke, God only knows.”

Once done, bass line walk down from G to C to go into the chorus.

Chorus twice and out.