Songs that mention a Preacher

[low-key]

Son of a Preacher Man

And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered around and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows, to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was

Bein' good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right"
He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right"
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowin'
Lookin' to see how much we've grown and

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was

(The only one who could ever reach me)
He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
(The only boy who could ever teach me)
Was the son of a preacher man

(The only one who could ever reach me)
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man

 

[mrsheppo]

Three Wooden Crosses

A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher,
Ridin' on a midnight bus bound for Mexico.
One was headed for vacation, one for higher education,
An' two of them were searchin' for lost souls.
That driver never ever saw the stop sign.
An' eighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres,
The faith an' love for growin' things in his young son's heart.
An' that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children:
Did her best to give 'em all a better start.
An' that preacher whispered: "Can't you see the Promised Land?"
As he laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker's hand.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday.
As he held that blood-stained bible up,
For all of us to see.
He said: "Bless the farmer, and the teacher, an' the preacher"
"Who gave this Bible to my mamma,
"Who read it to me."

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, now I guess we know.
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

The preacher man says its the end of time
And the Mississippi River she's a goin' dry.....


A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Jr

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Ode to Billie Joe - Bobby Gentry

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet"
And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge"
"Today Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas
"Well, Billie Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please"
"There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow"
And Mama said it was shame about Billie Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billie Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night?
"I'll have another piece of apple pie, you know it don't seem right"
"I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge"
"And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?"
"I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite"
"That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today"
"Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way"
"He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge"
"And she and Billie Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge

And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge

 

[low-key]

Ode to Billie Joe - Bobby Gentry

thats one of my favorite songs

 

[AmazingGrace]

Preacher, One Republic.

When I was a kid, I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly, and I would teach you for a fee
Broke every window in my hotel heart
When I was only 5 years old, but 12 years scarred
I´d hear the same voice, echo in my mind
See son you got an angel, to chase the devil at the night

[Chorus]
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He talked about God, yeah he was something like a teacher
He said God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth

I took a little faith and put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town, full of have and have nots
And as I walked through, that story book of life
Ive been looking for an angel, to chase the devil at the night, whoa

[Chorus]
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He talked about love, yeah he was something like a teacher

He said God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth

Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down

[Chorus]
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He talked about life, yeah he was something like a teacher
He said God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth.

He was a million mile from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth

 

[smidgy]

don't remember it exacty but:

the preacher came to me and he smiled. said come and walk with me, one more mile.

now for once in your life you're alone.. you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone..

I just gotta get a message to you,. .. one hour.. one hour...

one more hour and my life will be through

 

[Diva of Dragons]

don't remember it exacty but:

the preacher came to me and he smiled. said come and walk with me, one more mile.

now for once in your life you're alone.. you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone..

I just gotta get a message to you,. .. one hour.. one hour...

one more hour and my life will be through

"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" ~ Bee Gees
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858751546/

 

[Fortuosity]

Chevette - Audio Adrenaline (preacher)
On and On and On - ABBA (minister)
Innocence Lost - Steve Taylor (priest)
Whatever Happened to Sin? - Steve Taylor (reverend)
Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland - various (Parson)
Goin' for the Pastor - Grand Funk Railroad (pastor)

 

[pat fan]

Son of a Preacher Man - John Rich (of Big & Rich)
Soap, Soup & Salvation - Lone Justice

There are a lot more, and I am sure you don't want a list of all the Christian songs that mention a preacher , but I thought I'd throw out a couple people may not have heard of.

 

[happygirl]

Rodney Atkins, These are my People

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me

"I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher
I've been to school and baby, I've been the teacher"

 

[design_mom]

The Preacher and the Bear.

It's a funny song about a preacher who meets a bear in the woods. As a kid, I loved it. The chorus goes:
"... And the preacher, he began to shout:
'Oh, Lord, you delivered Daniel from the lion's den.
Delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale and then
The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace, so the Good Book do declare.
Well, Lord, Lord, if you can't help me, for goodness sakes don't you help that bear!"

It appears that there are several versions with slightly different lyrics, but the version I grew up hearing was by the New Christy Minstrels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP96n0gyNz0

 

[minkydog]

Frosty the Snowman! (Parson Brown-

 

[ten6mom]

Two Black Cadillacs

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Frosty the Snowman! (Parson Brown-

Ummm, no

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children
Know how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
Old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around.
O, Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
And play just the same as you and me.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.

Frosty the snowman knew
The sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and
We'll have some fun
Now before I melt away."
Down to the village,
With a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him holler "Stop!"
For Frosty the snow man
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
"Don't you cry,
I'll be back again some day."
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow

Parson Brown is in "Winter Wonderland"

 

[paintnolish]

Father Figure by George Michael

Why is my brain filled with useless knowledge?

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Kentucky Rain by Elvis.

So I fin'ly got a ride With a preacher man who asked "Where you bound on such a cold dark afternoon?"

 

[lovesmurfs]

A missionary is a kind of preacher...

Missionary Man - Eurhythmics

Well I was born an original sinner, I was borne from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin

My mother told me good, my mother told me strong
She said, "Be true to yourself and you can't go wrong
But there's just one thing that you must understand"
You can fool with your brother but don't mess with a missionary man"
Don't mess with a missionary man, don't mess with a missionary man, don't mess with a missionary man
Oh the missionary man, he's got god on his side
He's got the saints and apostles backin' up from behind
Black eyed looks from those bible books, he's a man with a mission, got a serious mind
There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree
The missionary man he was followin' me
He said "Stop what you're doing
Get down upon your knees
I've got a message for you that you better believe", believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, believe

Well I was born an original sinner, I was borne from original sin (Original sin)
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money

Don't ask, we're in the know
Oh baby (Don't mess with a missionary man)
Leave him alone now (Missionary man)
Don't you mess with him, no, no (Missionary man)
(Missionary man) Don't mess with a missionary man
(Don't you mess with that man) Missionary man