Jonah the Groaner Jonah was a groaner And he had a job to do God sent him off to Nineveh But what did Jonah Do? He simply groaned, groaned, groaned He simply, simply Groaned He bought himself a ticket That would take him right away But the sailors threw him overboard And what did Jonah say? He simply groaned, groaned, groaned He simply, simply Groaned I’m sinking, I’m drowning He groaned and he complained A fish came by and swallowed him And then he changed his mind He had to pray, pray, pray He simply had to Pray The fish took Jo to Ninevah Then spat him on the sand He warned the folk to change their ways And this was God’s command They had to change, change, change You know they had to Change God saved the sinful Ninevites But Jonah huffed and puffed He still remembered all their wrongs Instead of feeling chuffed He simply groaned, groaned, groaned He simply, simply Groaned, groaned, groaned He simply, simply Groaned, groaned, groaned He simply, simply groaned