A Tale of an Arkwife
A Tale of an Arkwife (Soprano Solo)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Performed by Jan Jensen
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"A Tale of an Arkwife" draws a humorous comparison between the trials Noah's wife faced with a boatload of animals and the difficulties of a mother with young children at home.
Verse 1
Day after day it rains.
Day after day, can't go out and play.
Twenty days and twenty nights
In a boat with no respite.
Twenty days and twenty nights
Of cleanin' up and sett'l'n fights.
When's it goin' to end?
Why can't they just be friends?
Oh, Noah! the animals are hungry again!
The peanut butter's gone!
The giraffes are looking wan--
I think they're getting seasick quick!
Oh, Noah! we have a complication!
I counted out the rabbits,
We started out with seven,
And now we have eleven!
Verse 2
Day after day it rains.
Day after day, can't go out and play.
Thirty days and thirty nights
In a boat with no respite.
Thirty days and thirty nights
Of cleanin' up and sett'l'n fights.
When's it goin' to end?
Why can't they just be friends?
Oh, Noah! the monkeys are it again!
They've opened all their pens,
They're plucking all the hens!
They set the gander loose and the goose!
Oh, Noah! I will not have the ducks!
They're bringing us bad luck!
A-quacking through the hymns--
Go teach them how to swim!
Verse 3
Day after day it rains.
Day after day, can't go out and play.
Forty days and forty nights
In a boat with no respite.
Suddenly it's awful quiet
The rain has stopped I can't deny it.
Soon this all will end--
How I'll miss my needy friends!
They can be awfully sweet when they're all asleep!
Oh, Noah! Count those rabbits again!