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The Ballad of Jonah is a song that was featured on Pirates' Boat Load Of Fun and is a parody of the popular theme song for Gilligan's Island. It is sung by Mr. Lunt.

Lyrics[]

Mr. Lunt: It goes something like this.

Mr. Lunt and Kids: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,

A tale of a fateful trip

That started from this Joppa port

Aboard a tiny ship

A man named Jonah heard the Lord

But ran the other way

For Tarsish, they set sail

But it was not their lucky day (Mr. Lunt: Ho!)

Not their lucky day

The weather started getting rough,

The tiny ship was tossed

To find out who the culprit was,

They decided to cast lots

Decided to cast lots

For Jonah didn't stand a chance,

The crew knew what to do

They threw him in the raging sea

To certainly end his life

But as you know

A whale below swallowed him whole

In the belly of the whale

Mr. Lunt: But a-now, wait, I'm not done yet. Here we go!

Mr. Lunt and Kids: No phone, no lights, no motor cars,

Not a single luxury,

Like Robinson Crusoe,

It's primitive as can be.

Three days and nights inside the whale,

He took a prayerful stance

Then heaved and feeling quite relieved,

He got his second chance

So off he went to Nineveh,

So goes this Bible tale

Jonah found God's mercy

In the belly of the whale

Jonah found God's mercy

In the belly of the whale

Mr. Lunt: Ah! What a great story! I made it myself. Not really. It's biblical!

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