Josh Ritter - Getting ready to get down

^FMama got a look at you and got a little worried ^BbPapa got a look at you and got a little worried The ^Fpastor got a look and said, "Y'all had better hurry" Send her ^Coff to a little Bible college in Missouri

And ^Fnow you come back, saying you know a little bit about ^BbEvery little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out ^FEve ate the apple cause the apple was sweet What kinda ^CGod would ever keep a girl from getting what she needs?

And ^FI'm Getting ready to ^Bbget down Getting ready to ^Fget down Getting ready to ^Cget down

Now, ^Fpeople cross the street when you walk in their direction ^BbTalk between their teeth and throwin' epithets And the ^Fdoctor thinks the devil must've got you by your senses But to ^Clive the way you please doesn't sound like possession

It's ^Ffour long years studying the Bible ^BbInfidels, Jezebels, Salomes and Delilahs ^FBack off the bus in your own hometown Say you ^Cdidn't like me then, you probably won't like me now

And ^FI'm Getting ready to ^Bbget down Getting ready to ^Fget down Getting ready to ^Cget down

All the ^Dmmen of the country club, the Ladies of 'Xiliary ^BbTalk about love like it's apple pie and liberty To ^Freally be a saint, you gotta really be a virgin ^CDry as a page of the King James version

No "^Dmooh la-las," no "oh, hell yeses" No "^BbI can't wait 'til I gotta see you agains's" Just ^Fturn the other cheek, take no chances ^CJesus hates your high school dances

Said your ^Fsoul needed saving, so they sent you off to Bible school You ^Bblearned a little more than they had heard was in the Golden Rule "Be ^Fgood to everybody, be a strength to the weak Be a ^Cjoy to the joyful, be the laughter in the grief"

And ^Fgive your love freely to whoever that you please Don't ^Bblet nobody tell you 'bout to who you oughta be And ^Fwhen you get damned in the popular opinion It's ^Cjust another damn of the damns you're not giving

And ^FI'm Getting ready to ^Bbget down Getting ready to ^Fget down Getting ready to ^Cget down

^FMama got a look at you and got a little worried ^BbPapa got a look at you and got a little worried The ^Fpastor got a look and said, "Y'all had better hurry" Send her ^Coff to a little Bible college in Missouri

And ^Fnow, you come back, saying you know a little bit about ^BbEvery little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out The ^FRed Sea, The Dead Sea, the Sermon on the Mount If you ^Cwanna see a miracle, watch me GET DOWN!

And ^FI'm Getting ready to ^Bbget down Getting ready to ^Fget down Getting ready to ^Cget down