You know that poet has seen some pretty evil things in his time. While once he saw famous magician, the Confusing Abner, performing a trick out on the streets, what would be his very last trick, for afterwards, hed be taken off the prison, and electrocuted while sitting in Ol Sparky You see, the Confusing Abner had picked a spectator out of the crowd, told him to select a card, and that spectator did select a card and he showed it to the folks in the crowd around him. And the Confusing Abner had him put that card back into the deck, after a couple of dubious triple undercuts, he said he was ready to reveal to the spectator what his card was. At which point, the Confusing Abner reached into his pocket, and he pulled out his Roscoe, and he shot that poor spectator right in the heart Well, when the evidence was presented at his trial, all the witnesses did agree that in fact, the card that he had shown was had been the Ace of Hearts And so, he was a pretty decent magician, but probably the evilest thing that the poet ever saw...? Well Ill tell you that story right now [Verse 1] There is little here on earth that Ive laid up in store And the blessings you cant bank upon I tend to value more And I think Ive saved enough to buy a marker for my grave Professing, Jesus keeps what Jesus saves. Tonight Ill sit with Ol Sparky and for my crime Ill pay Tomorrow I will lay in wait until the Judgement Day Every time I close my eyes, the face is still the same But damn if I can recollect her name [Verse 2] I came up with the perfect plan to leave my woes behind So, I went to see the preacher man for I would know his mind And he said, Although your tiny boat is beaten by the waves Remember Jesus keeps what Jesus saves. I met the preacher by the river and how the waters teamed Though we almost drowned that day, I came up redeemed With the water still upon me and in my heart a song I went to find the one that did me wrong [Verse 3] I knew that if I found her I would catch her in her sin And I knew that she would go to hell if there I did her in And I knew that I could face the judge and the sentence that he gave Convinced that Jesus keeps what Jesus saves A glory to be shorn of hair and bounded up by cords And as a humble supplicant I come before my Lord I tell them I am ready now to send my soul aflight They pull the switch, and then I see the light
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