Seamus Kennedy

God Is From New Jersey The Tornado Song

Seamus Kennedy


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[Verse 1]
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I am a wandering minstrel and I travel round the land
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With lots of silly stories and songs to beat the band
     A                          D               A
Some folks say I’m irreverent because of all my jokes
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But I was there with Jack Frost when the Almighty spoke
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Yes, I was there with Jack Frost when the Almighty spoke


[Chorus 1]
D               A           D                       A
God is from New Jersey.  He brought the whole house down
     D                 A          E                   E7
West Virginia’s almost heaven but Bayonne’s God’s hometown


[Verse 2]
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I was pokin’ fun of Jersey and the girls that can’t say, “No”
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When suddenly the sky turned black and the wind began to blow
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I was singin’ about the turnpike and the rest stops on the way
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When the Lord said, “That ain’t funny” so he blew the tent away
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Yes, the Lord said, “That ain’t funny” so he blew the tent away


[Chorus 2]
D               A           D            A
God is from New Jersey.  He made it very clear
   D                A              E                 E7
He tore the tent to pieces, and he sucked up all the beer [slurp]

 
[Verse 3]
    A                            D             A
Now I can pick on Pottsville and no one really cares
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Cause I saw cans of Yuengling go swirling through the air
        A                               D          A
And the moral of this story that I have learned is this
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Thou shalt not pick on Jersey cause the Lord gets really pissed
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No, thou shalt not pick on Jersey cause the Lord gets really pissed


[Chorus 1]
D               A           D                       A
God is from New Jersey.  He brought the whole house down
     D                 A          E                   A
West Virginia’s almost heaven but Bayonne’s God’s hometown