Harry Belafonte — Noah

[Intro] Brothers? (Yeah) Sisters? (Yeah) Says here in Genesis, one chapter one In the beginning God made the earth It also says here in Genesis, six chapter six That the children of Israel were sinning (Sinning) A-sinning (Sinning), a-sinning (Sinning) What did I say? (They were a-sinning) That's exactly what I said And when God saw them sinning It hurt Him to his heart It hurt Him so bad, it made Him mad It made Him so mad, he was angry And when God got angry, the sky turned dark And it was than that he told Noah to build the ark Who built the ark? (Noah) Who built the ark? (Noah) Who built the ark? (Noah, Noah) Noah built that ark [Verse] Children, stop to still, listen to me God walked down by the Briny sea Beheld evil of the sinful man Declared that he would destroy the land Spoke to Noah, Brother Noah stopped He said, "Looka here, Noah, build me an ark Won't you build it big and strong Build it three hundred cubic long Thirty high, about fifty wide I want it to stand my rain and tide On this day I make my mark In a hundred years I want that ark Knock it free with this evil land Not a living thing is gonna stand Except the things that I tell to you That I'm gonna need when the world is new I've been east and I've been west I've decided to put this world at rest I've been up and I've been down Nothing but evil all around I've seen brother turn against brother Up this high and it'll go no further Women weep and children mourn Sorry the day that man was born Sinful people one by one Sorry the day my wrath begun Sorry the day my wrath begun Sorry the day my wrath begun Sorry the day my wrath begun 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) And all this land is my land Not a living thing is gonna stand 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) [Bridge] Who built the ark? (Noah) Yeah Who built the ark? (Noah) Yeah Who built the ark? (Noah, Noah) Noah built the ark [Verse 2] When after God told him what to do Then the work began cut and hew Ringing of the hammer was "judgment" Ringing of the saw "God said repent" Hundred years he hammered and sawed Building the ark by the grace of God After the foundation was laid Hewed down the timber and the ark was made Called in the animals two by two There was the Ox, the Camel and the Kangaroo Elephant, the monkey and the crocodile He even made the animals they couldn't smile Packed them in the ark so tight The Owl couldn't get no sleep at night Called in Japheth and Shem and Ham God began to flood the land Raised his hand to heaven on high And He knocked that sun and the moon from the sky Shook the mountains and disturbed the sea Hitched his reins to his Chariot Wheel Stepped on land and stood out on shore Declared this time couldn't be no more [Outro] Declared this time couldn't be no more Declared this time couldn't be no more Declared this time couldn't be no more 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain ('Cause it's gonna rain) 'Cause it's gonna rain