Robert Wilkins — Prodigal Son

[Verse 1] Now the prodigal son left home by himself, home by himself Ah the prodigal son left home by himself The prodigal son left home by himself And that's the way for me to get along [Verse 2] And the last word her mama heard me him say, her mama heard me him say And the last word her mama heard me him say The last word, her mama heard me him say [Verse 3] Said, "I'm going to tell my father to give me all of mine today Going to tell my father to give me all of mine today Going to tell my father to give me all of mine today And that'd be the way for me to get along" [Verse 4] And the poor boy got all he had and he started on down the road, started on down the road He got all he had and he started on down the road Got all he had and he started on down the road And that's the way for me to get along [Verse 5] Said, "I'm goin' somewhere out in this world and God and heaven would know God and heaven would know it I'm goin' somewhere out in this world and God and heaven to know it Goin' somewhere out in this world and God and heaven to know it And that'd be the way for me to get along" [Verse 6] And the poor boy got away from home and spent all that he had, spent all that he had He got away from home and spent all that he had He got away from home and spent all that he had And that was no way for him to get along [Verse 7] Spent all he had, and a famine come in the land, a famine come in the land Spent all he had and a famine come in the land Spent all he had and a famine come in the land [Verse 8] Then he said, "I believe I'll go and hire myself to some man, myself to some man I'll go and hire myself to some man Believe I'll go and hire myself to some man And that'd be the way for me to get along" [Verse 9] And the man told him, "I'll give you a job, boy to feed my swine, boy to feed my swine I'll give you a job, boy to feed my swine I'll give you a job, boy to feed my swine And that'd be the way for you to get along" [Verse 10] And the poor boy stood there and he hung his head and cried, hung his head and cried Poor boy stood there and he hung his head and cried Poor boy stood there and he hung his head and cried [Verse 11] Said "I believe I'll ride I believe I'll go back home, believe I'll go back home I believe I'll ride, I believe I'll go back home I believe I'll ride, and I believe I'll go back home And that'd be the way for me to get along" [Verse 12] And he far down the road, friend, as any father could see, as any father could see Far down the road, friend, as any father could see Far down the road, friend, as any father could see [Verse 13] He said, "I believe that's my son coming home to me, coming home to me I believe that's my son, he's coming home to me I believe that's my son, he's coming home to me And that'd be the way for us to get along" [Verse 14] And the poor father run to him and he fell down on his knees, fell down on his knees And his father run to him and he fell down on his knees Father run to him and he fell down on his knees [Verse 15] Commence crying and praying, "Lord have mercy on me, Lord have mercy on me" Commence crying and praying, "Lord have mercy on me" Just crying and praying, "Lord have mercy on me" [Verse 16] And I'm so glad the Lord sent my son home to me, my son home to me So glad the Lord sent my son home to me So glad the Lord sent my son home to me And that's the way for us to get along [Verse 17] And the poor boy stood there And he hung his head and cried, hung his head and cried Poor boy stood there and he hung his head and cried Poor boy stood there and he hung his head and cried [Verse 18] And he told his father, "Don't you own me as a child? Own me as a child?" And he told his father, "Don't you own me as a child?" Told his father, "Don't you own me as a child? And that'd be the way for us to get along" [Verse 19] And the father stood there and called the family around, called the family around Father stood there and called the family around Father stood there and called the family around [Verse 20] Said, "My son was lost but now he's found, but now he's found Said, "My son was lost but now he's found" Said, "My son was lost but now he's found" [Verse 21] And he told his elder brother, "Go and kill my fattest calf, kill my fattest calf" Told his elder brother, "Go and kill my fattest calf" Told his elder brother, "Go and kill my fattest calf" And that'd be the way for us to get along [Verse 22] Let us all eat, and drink and we all be merry and glad, all be merry and glad Let us all eat and drink and we all be merry and glad Let us all eat and drink and we all be merry and glad And that's the way for us to get along [Outro] That's the way for us to get along