Hooray for the Salvation Army Band - Bill Cosby

Here I am

I’m having quite the fun

Drinking wine

Got the chicks on the run

And just as I’m about

To make a little sin

The door’s kicked open

And guess who walked in

Hey, hooray for

The Salvation Army Band

You know I love em

But they just don’t understand

Hey, hooray for

The Salvation Army Band

You know I love em

But they just don’t understand

They’re trying to help the sinner

And that’s before the sin begins

I was drinking hard

I broke away again

And it looked like

The Devil was gonna win

And just as I was taking

My drink into drunkeness

Guess who broke the bottle

And said, clean up that mess

Hooray for The Salvation Army Band

Playing that music, going around

Doing the best they can

I guess one day

I’ll be able to stick right with em

But for this whole time

I’m trying to get away from em

I said for this whole time

I’m trying to get away from em

Get away from em

I was broke

My employment check had expired

I took me a job stealing tires

And just as I had four

Nice ones stacked up in a pile

Guess what music I heard

And guess who came along

And kinda give me a smile

Hooray for The Salvation Army Band

Playing that music

And doing the best they can

Hooray for The Salvation Army Band

(Bringing in the sheaves

Bringing in the sheaves

We shall come rejoicing

Bringing in the sheaves)

Oh, help me

Somebody please

Stop this silly man

Oh, take my hand

Oh, my little chickadee

I will abstain from all

Intake of alcoholic beverages