[00:00:00] Noah - Harry Belafonte [00:00:00] Written by:Harry Belafonte/William Attaway [00:00:09] Brothers [00:00:10] Yeah [00:00:12] Sisters [00:00:13] Yeah [00:00:15] Says here in Genesis one chapter one [00:00:20] In the beginning God made the earth [00:00:25] And also says here in Genesis in six chapter six [00:00:30] That the children of Israel were sinning a sinning a sinning [00:00:36] What did I say They were a sinning [00:00:39] That's exactly what I said [00:00:41] And when God saw them sinning [00:00:43] It hurt him to his heart it hurt im so bad [00:00:47] It made him mad it made him so mad he was angry [00:00:51] And when God got angry the sky turned dark [00:00:55] And it was than that he told Noah to build the ark [00:00:59] Who built the ark Noah [00:01:01] Who built the ark Noah [00:01:02] Who built the ark Noah Noah [00:01:05] Noah built that ark [00:01:07] Children stop to steel listen to me [00:01:10] God walked down by the Briny sea [00:01:13] Beheld evil of the sinful men [00:01:16] Declared that he would destroy the land [00:01:18] Spoke to Noah Brother Noah stopped [00:01:21] He said look a here Noah build me an ark [00:01:24] Won't you build it big and strong [00:01:26] Build it 300 cubic long 30 high about 50 wide [00:01:31] I want it to stand my rain and tide [00:01:34] On this day I make my mark [00:01:37] In a 100 years I want that ark [00:01:40] Knocking thru with this evil land [00:01:42] Not a living thing is gonna stand [00:01:45] Except the things that I tell to you [00:01:47] That I'm gonna need when the world is new [00:01:50] I've been east and I've been west [00:01:53] I decided to put this world at rest [00:01:56] I've been up and I've been down [00:01:58] Nothing but evil all around [00:02:01] I've seen brother turn against brother [00:02:04] Up this high and it'll go no further [00:02:07] Women weep and children mourn [00:02:09] Sorry the day that men was born [00:02:12] Sinful people one by one [00:02:15] Sorry the day my wrath begun [00:02:17] Sorry the day my wrath begun [00:02:20] Sorry the day my wrath begun [00:02:22] Sorry the day my wrath begun [00:02:25] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:27] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:30] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:33] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:35] And all this land is my land [00:02:38] Not a living thing is gonna stand [00:02:41] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:44] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:46] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:02:49] Who built the ark Noah Yeah [00:02:52] Who built the ark Noah Yeah [00:02:55] Who built the ark Noah Noah [00:02:57] Noah built the ark [00:03:00] When after God told him what to do [00:03:02] Then the work began cut and hew [00:03:05] Ringing o' the hammer was judgment [00:03:08] Ringing o' the saw God said repent [00:03:10] 100 years he hammered and sawed [00:03:13] Building the ark by the grace of God [00:03:16] After the foundation was laid [00:03:18] Hewed down the timber and the ark was made [00:03:21] Called in the animals two by two [00:03:24] There was the Ox the Camel and the Kangaroo [00:03:27] Hallowed in the monkey and the crocodile [00:03:29] He even made the animals they couldn't smile [00:03:32] Packed them in the ark so tight [00:03:34] The Owl couldn't get no sleep at night [00:03:37] Called in Japheth and Shem and Ham [00:03:40] God began to flood the land [00:03:43] Raised his hand to heaven on high [00:03:45] And knocked that sun and the moon from the sky [00:03:48] Shook the mountains and disturbed the sea [00:03:51] Hitched his reins to his Chariot Wheel [00:03:53] Stepped on land and stood out on shore [00:03:56] Declared this time couldn't be no more [00:03:58] Declared this time couldn't be no more [00:04:01] Declared this time couldn't be no more [00:04:04] Declared this time couldn't be no more [00:04:06] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:08] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:09] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:10] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:11] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:13] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:14] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:16] 'Cause it's gonna rain [00:04:17] 'Cause it's gonna rain