"Hymn #101" lyrics
(originally by Joe Pug)
Well, I've come to know the wishlist of my father
I've come to know the shipwrecks where he wished
I have come to wish aloud
Among the overdressed crowd
Come to witness now the sinkin' of the ship
Throwin' pennies from the sea top next to it
And I've come to roam the forest past the village
With a dozen lazy horses and my cart
I have come here to get high
To do more than just get by
I have come to test the timber of my heart
Yeah, I've come to test the timber of my heart
And I've come
To be untroubled in my seeking
I've come
To see nothing is for naught
I have come to reach out blind
To reach forward and behind
For the more I seek, the more I'm sought
Yes, the more I seek, the more I'm sought
Well, I've come to meet the sheriff and his posse
To offer him the broad side of my jaw
I have come here to get broke
And then maybe bum a smoke
And we'll go drinkin' two towns over after all
Oh, we'll go drinkin' two towns over after all
Yeah, I've come to meet the legendary takers
And I've only come to ask them for a lot
Oh, they say I come with less
Than I should rightfully posess
I say "the more I buy, the more I'm bought"
And the more I'm bought, the less I cost
And I've come
To take their servants and their surplus
And I've come
To take their raincoats and speed
I have come to get my fill
To ransack and spill
I have come to trade the harvest for the seed
Yeah, I've come to trade the harvest for the seed
(Hey)
Well, I've come to know the manger that you sleep in
I've come to be the stranger that you keep
I have come from down the road
But my footsteps never slowed
Before we met, I knew we'd meet
Yes, before we met, I knew we'd meet
And I've come here to ignore your cries and heartaches
And I've come to closely listen to you sing
I have come here to insist
That I leave here with a kiss
I have come to say exactly what I mean
And I mean so many things
And you've come
To know me stubborn as butcher!
You've come
To know me thankless as a guest
So, will you recognize my face
When God's awful grace
It strips me of my jacket and my vest
And reveals all the treasure in my chest
I've come to know the shipwrecks where he wished
I have come to wish aloud
Among the overdressed crowd
Come to witness now the sinkin' of the ship
Throwin' pennies from the sea top next to it
And I've come to roam the forest past the village
With a dozen lazy horses and my cart
I have come here to get high
To do more than just get by
I have come to test the timber of my heart
Yeah, I've come to test the timber of my heart
And I've come
To be untroubled in my seeking
I've come
To see nothing is for naught
I have come to reach out blind
To reach forward and behind
For the more I seek, the more I'm sought
Yes, the more I seek, the more I'm sought
Well, I've come to meet the sheriff and his posse
To offer him the broad side of my jaw
I have come here to get broke
And then maybe bum a smoke
And we'll go drinkin' two towns over after all
Oh, we'll go drinkin' two towns over after all
Yeah, I've come to meet the legendary takers
And I've only come to ask them for a lot
Oh, they say I come with less
Than I should rightfully posess
I say "the more I buy, the more I'm bought"
And the more I'm bought, the less I cost
And I've come
To take their servants and their surplus
And I've come
To take their raincoats and speed
I have come to get my fill
To ransack and spill
I have come to trade the harvest for the seed
Yeah, I've come to trade the harvest for the seed
(Hey)
Well, I've come to know the manger that you sleep in
I've come to be the stranger that you keep
I have come from down the road
But my footsteps never slowed
Before we met, I knew we'd meet
Yes, before we met, I knew we'd meet
And I've come here to ignore your cries and heartaches
And I've come to closely listen to you sing
I have come here to insist
That I leave here with a kiss
I have come to say exactly what I mean
And I mean so many things
And you've come
To know me stubborn as butcher!
You've come
To know me thankless as a guest
So, will you recognize my face
When God's awful grace
It strips me of my jacket and my vest
And reveals all the treasure in my chest
Writer(s): Joseph Pugliese
