Crabernathy Jones

Crabbernathy Jones is a mean old man,
He beats his wife with a frying pan.
He whips his kids till they can't stand.
Crabbernathy Jones is a mean old man.

Crabbernathy Jones kicks his cat and dog,
He plucks live chickens and starves his hog.
He's the meanest thing since Gog and Magog.
Crabbernathy Jones kicks his cat and dog.

Oh, he is a bad one, old Crabbernathy Jones!
He ought to be marked with a skull and bones.
I hope he leaves me quite alone.
Oh, he's a bad one, old Crabbernathy Jones!

Crabbernathy Jones crushes butterflies, too.
He snarls, “They'll wish they never flew!”
He plucks bright wings of yellow and blue.
Crabbernathy Jones crushes butterflies, too.

Crabbernathy Jones is as mean as sin,
If you want him out, then he'll come in.
He'll break your mirror with his twisted grin.
Crabbernathy Jones is as mean as sin.

Oh, he is a bad one, old Crabbernathy Jones!
He ought to be marked with a skull and bones.
I hope he leaves me quite alone.
Oh, he's a bad one, old Crabbernathy Jones!

Crabbernathy Jones curses God and man,
And every blessed thing he can't understand.
But one glad day he was born again--
Then Abernathy Jones' new life began.

Oh, how the angels danced for joy--
As Satan raged, and cursed, and spat!
Come see the change our God has wrought.
“Meow!” and “Purrr!” said Abernathy's cat.

Abernathy Jones is a kind old man.
He loves his wife and he holds her hand.
He brings her daisies since love began.
Abernathy Jones is a kind old man.

Abernathy Jones was changed that day,
Crabbernathy left, and Abernathy stayed.
God changed his heart and changed his name.
Abernathy Jones was changed that day.

Oh, how his chickens danced for glee,
As the butterflies swirl, so happy and free!
His fat hog grunts snout-deep in feed,
And his kids climb down from the apple tree.

Crabbernathy Jones was a mean old man,
He beat his wife with a frying pan.
But now he's gone, and Abernathy stands.
Crabbernathy Jones was a mean old man.
Crabbernathy Jones was a mean old man.
But Crabbernathy's gone, he won't come again.

c2013 by Skip Johnson
All Rights Reserved

“But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:20-24 King James Version