From Moby Dick, chapter 9 (The Sermon): “With this sin of disobedience in him, Jonah still further flouts at God, by seeking to flee from Him. He thinks that a ship made by men will carry him into countries where God does not reign, but only the captains of this earth.”
Jonah, he sailed
hoping God wouldn’t find his sin
Out on a ship built by man
Well he sailed and sailed
but his past it followed him
Out on a ship built by man
The rain it fell
and with it came the wind
It pushed around a ship built by man
Jonah he cried
to the wild and the raging sea
But that ship could not get free
That thirsty whale
swam the seas and back again
That thirsty whale
he kept both his eyes open
For Jonah as he sailed
from the tides and trails of man
On a ship built by his own hand
Till at last it was time and the whale swallowed Jonah whole Well that ship went down below Yeah that ship went down below
Yeah that ship went down below
From Benjamin Adair Murphy presents: "12 Bars of Blues", released June 16, 2018
Music and lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364). Published by Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127) Benjamin Adair Murphy – vocals, guitar Francesco Conte – lead guitars, bass Allison Langerak – backing vocals Andrea Freda –drums