What are the lyrics to The Little Brown Church?

Answer 1

The Little Brown Church in the Vale Lyrics

(Words and Music by William S. Pitts)

There's a church in the valley by the wildwood

no lovelier place in the dale

No spot is so dear to my childhood

than the little brown church in the vale

CHORUS

O come, come, come, come,

come to the church in the wildwood

O come to the church in the dale

No spot is so dear to my childhood

than the little brown church in the vale

How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning

to list to the clear ringing bell

Its tones so sweetly are calling

O come to the church in the vale

CHORUS

From the church in the valley by the wildwood

when day fades away into night

I would fain from this spot of my childhood

Wing my way to the mansions of light

CHORUS

Answer 2

My lover's got hunger

She's the giggle at a funeral

Knows everybody's disapproval

I should've worshiped her sooner

If the heavens ever did speak

She's the last true mouthpiece

Every Sunday's getting more beat

A fresh poison each week

'We were born stiff,' you heard them say that

My Church offers no absolutes.

She tells me, 'Worship in the bedroom.'

The only heaven I'll be sent to

Is when I'm alone with you-

I was born sick,

But I love it

Command me to be well

Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

[Chorus 2x:]

Take me to church

I worship like a dog on a Saturday night

I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

Offer me that deathless death

Good God, let me give you my life

If I'm a pagan of the good times

My lover's the sunlight

To keep the Goddess on my side

She demands a sacrifice

Drain the whole sea

Get something shiny

Something meaty for the main course

That's a fine looking high horse

What you got in the stable?

We've a lot of starving faithful

That looks tasty

That looks plenty

This is hungry work

[Chorus 2x:]

Take me to church

I worship like a dog on a Saturday night

I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your life

Offer me my deathless death

Good God, let me give you my life

No Masters or kins

When the Ritual begins

There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin

In the madness and sold of that sad earthly scene

Only then I am Human

Only then I am Clean

Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

[Chorus 2x:]

Take me to church

I worship like a dog on a Saturday night

I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

Offer me that deathless death

Good God, let me give you my life