The Bald Headed Preacher & His Ivory Soap Girls

- The following post was submitted by The Plain Brown Rappa (AKA Milton Sanders) to celebrate our year in La Paz.

Well yall I know yo time is precious…just a minute or two

Cause there’s a little sumpum sumpum gotta share wit choo

Now I’m not talking to no swine while I’m casting dis pearl

About da bald headed preacher and the ivory soap girl

We got to tell you who they is…Before they go

The two embarrassed people and the one too young to know

If this story’s new to you

Don’t think you’ve missed the show

Cause every time we say goodbye we turn around and say hello

So if you start to get teary wit da water in yo eyes

Know dat Susan’s way ahead because she always cries

But women cut out all dat cryin’ like you howlin at da moon

I know you all know Susan…she’ll be back real soon

You see dey miss us way too much

When dey half way round the world

Da bald headed preacher and the ivory soap girl

Well we know you gotta go cause you heard it from The Man

An if He wants to send you back then well you know that He can

It’s all the time between that’s so hard to stand

But it’s His life not yo life so leave it in His hand

Well we are a little worried..you know it’s true

That none of us can really do that thing that you do

You singin out cho harmony and makin the calls

While Susan’s trying to find the right words to put on the walls

There’ll be a group of young people wond’rin what to do

But Mark he ain’t yo mama das what he tried to tell you.

So just hang wit da Word fo all yo life without

The bald headed preacher and his ivory soap wife

Yall know that year went way too fast

So we must be havin fun

Fightin battles for The Man with the devil on the run

If you ask them how’s yo’ life They would probably say “sweet”

Callouses and bruises impermeabilizante on your feet

The crying in the night, dogs and cars at the races

Bags under your eyes and lines on your faces

digging holes and movin rocks in all kinds of places

Paintin walls and halls and all kinds of spaces

Still you say yo life is sweet

Goin to churches where people meet

For anniversaries in the summer heat

Kneeling for hours or standin on yo feet

Then waitin around to have a treat

A plate full of meat that you scared to eat

The Lord gave you some grace that made it sweeter than sweet

And He showed you paradise on a dusty little street

A little person came along and showed you lifes best

Although I know you both still pray for a solid night of rest

I guess it was the hardest on Susan maybe

But I don’t know nothin’ bout birthin’ no baby

Naturally Mark was there holding her hand

And the doctor surprised by how much they could stand

Then the doctor there pushing down hard from above

And Mark in position with his baseball glove

Then out popped our Dear Emma and shook up their worlds

Now the bald headed preacher has two ivory soap girls

Well you came and you saw and you conquered my heart

And hers and his and hers for a start

And a lot more besides

Yes you did us all in

One after another you made each your friend

And you didn’t stop there…here comes the boo hoo

You made us all into a family too

You helped us figure out the things we oughta

Standin’ at the crossroads handing out the water

Then getting in a circle and praying hand in hand

And lifting up Jesus so the world could see The Man

You did so much for us that here’s what we will do

I promise that nobody will sing “Friends” to you

I know that’s it’s a lot but it’s the least we can do

For our bald headed preacher and his ivory soap crew.