Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Oh Buddha!



Lyrics for the song Oh Buddha, recorded by the Imperials:

Well, Old Buddha was a man and I’m sure that he meant well
But I pray for his disciples lest they wind up in hell
And I’m sure that old Mohammed thought he knew the way
But it won’t be Hare Krishna we stand before on The Judgment Day.

No, it won’t be old Buddha that’s sitting on the throne
And it won’t be old Mohammed that’s calling us Home
And it won’t be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
And we’re going to see The Son not Reverend Moon!

Well, I don’t hate anybody so please don’t take me wrong
But there really is a message to this simple song
You see there’s only one way Jesus if eternal life is your goal
Meditation of the mind won’t save your soul.

No, it won’t be old Buddha that’s sitting on the throne
And it won’t be old Mohammed that’s calling us Home
And it won’t be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
And we’re going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon!

Well, you can call yourself a Baptist and not be born again
A Presbyterian or a Methodist and still die in your sin
You can even be Charismatic shout and dance and jump a few
But if you hate your brother you wont be one of The Chosen Few.

Cause it won’t be a Baptist that’s sitting on The Throne
A Presbyterian or a Methodist that’s calling us Home
And it won’t be a Charismatic that plays that trumpet tune
So let’s all just live for Jesus ‘cause He’s coming back real soon.

No, it won’t be old Buddha that’s sitting on the throne
And it won’t be old Mohammed that’s calling us Home
And it won’t be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
And we’re going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon!
And we’re going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I used to sing this song in the late 70's and woke up singing it this morning (random) great song!

Anonymous said...

I can't believe that I actually found this! This song has been ringing in my head for weeks, although I haven't heard it since I was a teeneager. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

If you want to here this song, tune your computer to JoyFM
The website is as follows:
(I heard it and had to look it up myself)

http://www.barnabasroad.com/station=wxri-fm2.html

Anonymous said...

I actually just bought this Imperials LP! I may wear the needle down listening to this record!

Anonymous said...

Just a minor correction to the lyrics:

The line "shout and dance, and jump a few" should read "shout and dance, and jump a PEW"