I went to church last Sunday I went to church last Sunday Fui a la iglesia el domingo pasado So I could sing and pray So I could sing and pray Para que yo pudiera cantar y orar But something quite unusual But something quite unusual Sin embargo, algo bastante inusual Happened on that day Happened on that day Que sucedió ese día Now church it started right on time Now church it started right on time Ahora la iglesia se inició en el momento justo Just like it does without a doubt Just like it does without a doubt Al igual que lo hace sin lugar a dudas And everything was all just fine And everything was all just fine Y todo estaba bien Except when it came time to let us out Except when it came time to let us out Excepto cuando llegó el momento de dejarnos salir You know the preacher he kept preaching You know the preacher he kept preaching Usted sabe que el predicador se mantuvo predicando He told us I have one more thing to say He told us I have one more thing to say Él nos ha dicho que tengo una cosa más que decir Children before you think of leaving Children before you think of leaving Los niños antes de pensar en salir You better think about the Judgment Day You better think about the Judgment Day Es mejor pensar en el día del Juicio Final Now everyone got nervous Now everyone got nervous Ahora todo el mundo se puso nervioso Because everyone was hungry too Because everyone was hungry too Porque todo el mundo tenía hambre también And everyone was wondering And everyone was wondering Y todo el mundo se preguntaba What was the next thing he would do What was the next thing he would do ¿Qué es lo próximo que iba a hacer And the preacher he kept preaching And the preacher he kept preaching Y el predicador siguió predicando He said now I'll remind you if I may He said now I'll remind you if I may Dijo que ahora te voy a recordar si se me permite You all better pay attention You all better pay attention Que toda la atención pagan mejor Or I might decide to preach all day Or I might decide to preach all day O podría decidir a predicar todo el día And now everyone was getting so hungry And now everyone was getting so hungry Y ahora todo el mundo estaba tan hambriento That the old ones started feeling ill That the old ones started feeling ill Que los viejos comenzó a sentirse mal And the weak ones started passing out And the weak ones started passing out Y los débiles comenzaron a pasar a And the young ones they could not sit still And the young ones they could not sit still Y los jóvenes que no podía quedarse quieto And the preacher's voice rose higher And the preacher's voice rose higher Y la voz del predicador se elevó más So I snuck up on the balcony So I snuck up on the balcony Así que me metí en el balcón And I crept into the choir And I crept into the choir Y me arrastré en el coro And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please And I begged them brothers, sisters, help me please Y yo les rogaba que hermanos, hermanas, ayúdame por favor I said when I give you a signal I said when I give you a signal Me dijo que cuando le doy una señal I said when I raise up my hand I said when I raise up my hand Me dijo que cuando yo levanto mi mano Won't you please join with me together Won't you please join with me together No te va gustar se unan a mí en conjunto And praise the Lord I have a plan And praise the Lord I have a plan Y alabado sea el Señor que tiene un plan And the preacher he kept preaching And the preacher he kept preaching Y el predicador siguió predicando Long is the struggle, hard the fight Long is the struggle, hard the fight Larga es la lucha, difícil la lucha And I prayed, Father please forgive me And I prayed, Father please forgive me Y oré, Padre, por favor perdóname And then I stood up and with all my might And then I stood up and with all my might Y entonces me puse de pie y con todas mis fuerzas I sang I sang Canté To the Lord let praises be To the Lord let praises be A las alabanzas Señor que se It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer We've got some beans and some good cornbread We've got some beans and some good cornbread Tenemos un poco de frijoles y pan de maíz algunas buenas And I listened to what the preacher said And I listened to what the preacher said Y escuché lo que dijo el predicador Now it's to the Lord let praised be Now it's to the Lord let praised be Ahora es a la que Dios digno de alabanza It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer Yes and I did give a signal Yes and I did give a signal Sí y me dio una señal Yes and I raised up my hands Yes and I raised up my hands Sí, y levanté mis manos And then joined with me the choir And then joined with me the choir Y luego se unió a mí el coro Yes every woman, child, and man Yes every woman, child, and man Sí a todas las mujeres, niños, y el hombre They sang They sang Cantaron To the Lord let praised be To the Lord let praised be A la que Dios digno de alabanza It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer We've got some beans and some good cornbread We've got some beans and some good cornbread Tenemos un poco de frijoles y pan de maíz algunas buenas And I've listened to what the preacher said And I've listened to what the preacher said Y he escuchado lo que dijo el predicador Now it's to the Lord let praised be Now it's to the Lord let praised be Ahora es a la que Dios digno de alabanza It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer And the preacher he stopped preaching And the preacher he stopped preaching Y el predicador que dejó de predicar And a hush the church did fill And a hush the church did fill Y el silencio de la iglesia se llene And then a great white dove from up above And then a great white dove from up above Y luego, una paloma blanca grande desde arriba Landed on the window sill Landed on the window sill Aterrizó en el alféizar de la ventana And the dove flew down beside him And the dove flew down beside him Y la paloma voló a su lado And a fork appeared right in his hand And a fork appeared right in his hand Y apareció un tenedor en la mano derecha And with everybody watching And with everybody watching Y con todo el mundo viendo The preacher ate that bird right there and then The preacher ate that bird right there and then El predicador que comían las aves allí mismo And now everyone got really nervous And now everyone got really nervous Y ahora todo el mundo se puso muy nervioso And the preacher he did start to glow And the preacher he did start to glow Y el predicador que comenzó a brillar And as we watched in disbelief And as we watched in disbelief Y como hemos visto con incredulidad These were the words he spoke These were the words he spoke Estas fueron las palabras que pronunció He said now Mama's in the kitchen He said now Mama's in the kitchen Dijo que ahora mamá en la cocina And she's been there all day And she's been there all day Y ella ha estado allí todo el día And I know she's cooking something good And I know she's cooking something good Y sé que es algo que la buena cocina So let's bow our heads and pray So let's bow our heads and pray Así que vamos a inclinar nuestras cabezas y rezar And he sang And he sang Y cantó To the Lord let praises be To the Lord let praises be A las alabanzas Señor que se It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer We've got some beans and some good cornbread We've got some beans and some good cornbread Tenemos un poco de frijoles y pan de maíz algunas buenas Now listen to what the preacher said Now listen to what the preacher said Ahora, escucha lo que dijo el predicador He said to the Lord let praised be He said to the Lord let praised be Le dijo al Señor que digno de alabanza It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer And the moral of this story And the moral of this story Y la moraleja de esta historia Children it is plain but true Children it is plain but true Los niños es evidente, pero cierto God knows if a preacher preaches long enough God knows if a preacher preaches long enough Dios sabe si un predicador predica el tiempo suficiente Even he'll get hungry too Even he'll get hungry too Incluso él da hambre también And he'll sing And he'll sing Y va a cantar To the Lord let praises be To the Lord let praises be A las alabanzas Señor que se It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer We've got some beans and some good cornbread We've got some beans and some good cornbread Tenemos un poco de frijoles y pan de maíz algunas buenas Now listen to what the preacher said Now listen to what the preacher said Ahora, escucha lo que dijo el predicador He said to the Lord let praised be He said to the Lord let praised be Le dijo al Señor que digno de alabanza It's time for dinner now let's go eat It's time for dinner now let's go eat Es hora de la cena que ahora vamos a ir a comer