Ray Stevens - Vacation Bible School Lyrics
Well, where I grew up in talapusa
When summertime came we all use'ta
Go to a place called vacation bible school
We'd look up verses in the bible
And memorize the ten commandments and the golden rule
I remember once when my class made
A big ol' batch of lemonade
To be used by a student teacher at the sunday sermon
Yeah we put in lemons, and sugar and water
And even though I knew I shouldn't ought'er
I put in some moonshine I got from my uncle herman
And to say the lease we were all real thirsty
And that seminary started hittin' that lemonade
And kept it well in reach
Then to the best of my recollection
Before the deacons were halfway through the collection
He stood up and drank from the pitcher and began to preach Ho!
Oh the things we used to do
In vacation bible schoo'
When I was just a barefoot boy in dixie
If my mama had only known
Even a half of what went on
She'd cut a switch off of a hickory
She'd a whipped me
Well he told that samson didn't take no sass
And whipped the philistines with the jaw bone of an ass
But to tell the truth, he got all that just a little mixed up
I can't tell you exactly what he said
But the minute he said it every face went red
But he just paused, and kinda staggered and then he hiccuped
He gave botanical names for mideast flora
Told all about sodom and gomorrah
And though his speech was slurred
It was very graphic
He used words I'd never heard back then
And even now I only hear 'em when
I'm stuck in a new york cab
In five o clock traffic
Well the sermon ended and he didn't rest
He went right into the gettysburg address
And then a stirring rendition of casey at the bat
He did impressions of garbo and gary cooper
And I tell ya friends, I thought it was super
'cause for props he grabbed the organ players wig and a deacon's hat
Oh the things we used to do
In vacation bible schoo'
When I was just a barefoot boy in dixie
If my mama had only known
Even a half of what went on
She'd cut a switch off of a hickory
She'd a whipped me
Well we never had heard any preachin' like that
And we never invited that young man back
But to tell the truth, I thought it was a pitty
But I heard he went up preachin' that day
And he gave up cussin' and lemonade
And went to selling aluminum siding in yazoo city
Oh the things we used to do
In vacation bible schoo'
When I was just a barefoot boy in dixie
If my mama had only known
Even a half of what went on
She'd cut a switch off of a hickory
She'd a whipped me
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Ray Stevens Vacation Bible School Comments
Man I haven't thought about VBS. It was fun..
Got all that a little mixed up!! LMBO!!!!
Boy Scout camp is where I learned how to ferment a number of things like Apple cider packets.
A CLASSIC FOR SURE. HE IS PRICELESS. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I remember going to VBS every summer here when I was kid, did arts and crafts and all kinds of things, one summer I even memorized Psalms 23 for a recital at the end of the week.
I remember my Vacation Bible School.
I've not listened in a long time. Have laughed my head off. Love Ray Stevens.
If You laughed Your head off, That must mean that You have no brains ! ! LOL
Yes YAH. ??? Lol lol
This song takes me back to my childhood growing up in the South and going to Vacation Bible School during the summer. Fun times.
I miss this kind of humor, thank you for putting this up, it was one of the only songs I could get my hands on when I was younger.
Ray is a great storyteller. I grew up listening to him and laughed! ! Miss hearing him on the radio
this guy is absolutely genius , fun , funny , true to life
I have been looking for this song for years! Thanks so much for posting it!
Anyone in vacation Bible school ever make those cigar box things with the macaroni glued on top then spray painted ?
yes when I was about seven years old an old Tampa Nugget cigar box spray painted gold with the shell macaroni noodles on top...used that pencil box all year at school
Well of course! I remember gluing popsicle sticks together then sticking a ceramic gray elephant to the middle and voila, a wall plaque. Good memories.
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How many did YOU make? I used to steal all the fake diamonds for those.
I remember doing that.
"He whipped their ASS with a jawbone!"
10 ppl never got to go to VBS.
Had this album and I played it all the time when I was little. Almost broke the tape.
+swauer80 i found this album on record recently
+MrBuckshot198722 Wow, didn't know it was ever on vinyl. That's awesome that you found it. I miss having it in tape or even a CD.
+swauer80 I ended up finding this one and like 2 or 3 different records by Ray Stevens in a record lot that I bought
Absolutely LOVE Ray Stevens! Thanks for sharing such a great song. :-D
had never heard this song before!
me neither loved VBS as a kid but we never did things like this but it's funny especially the line about the eel
Up's yes I did
CLEAR CREEK BAPTIST WHAT??? L.M.B.W.A.O!!!
have not heard this one in idk how many years
Vacation Bible School was a very important part of the summertime. It's changed some now. Many churches have it at night instead of day. Several use the same programs. Hopefully this album and Surely You Joust will be reissued on CD. The used copies are very expensive. Even downloads would be nice!
I would pay real money to go to VBS and have this happen. Hilarious.
Classic!
Lol. Classic, I love this song!
This song as well as so many in your collection were (in my opinion) the perfect example of use for popular music when I was young. I thought I would never hear many of them again. Thanks for posting!
This song is so funny.
@LordHeadshot It is one of my fav's, I used to play this one on cassette in my room over and over...
@aaroncoffman88 Happy to post it for you, this is one of my fav's....
Awesome song. Thanks for posting it. This brings back such great memories
LOVE this song. I remember long road trips with this tape playing in the car as a kid. Rock on.
@TheShospitali Thank you for commenenting, and this is one of my fav's, and I played this one over and over. I think it is a great song. I will be posting the Dooright Family soon, so stay tuned
Lol, play the pianer momma!
I have these on Cassette, and Record Album, even back in the day when these alblums where new. I grew up with Ray Stevens, I was a fan of him, this song was especially funny, the silliest one he ever did was the Dooright Family, I played it so many times, my older brother came into my room and crushed the boom box in a million peices, he got tired of hearing it over and over.