Louis Prima - Shadrack

(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)

There was the King of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar was his name (That's Right!)
He built the big, gold idol
'Cause he thought it would bring him fame (That's right!)
He sent the herald to spread the news
And go throughout the land (That's right!)
The herald, he traveled out far and wide to carry out the King's command! (Yes, to carry out the King's command!)

But the children of Israel from the land of Judah
Refused to do the King's command!
(Lord, great God almighty they refused to do the King's command!)

So the soldiers seized the children from the land of Judah (Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
Tied them up in their hats and other garments
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
Threw them in the burning, fiery furnace!
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
Stoked up the furnace hotter than it ever was
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
Till it burned up the soldiers that had put 'em there!
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)

Well, down came a shining angel (Yeah)
And he flapped his powerful wings (That's right!)
He flew down in the middle of the furnace
And the children, they were saved!
(Lord, great God almighty that sure was a mighty fine day!)
(Lord, great God almighty that sure was a mighty fine day!)

Well, you all heard the story of the children of Israel (That's right, Brother Louis, that's right!)
And you all heard the story about the King of Babylon (That's right, Brother Louis, that's right!)
He got him some gold and he built an idol (That's right, Brother Louis, that's right!)
But the children wouldn't bow to the golden idol (That's right, Brother Louis, that's right!)
I said they wouldn't bow to the golden idol!
Is that right? (That's right!) That's right! (That's right!)
Is that right? (That's right, that's right, Brother Louis, that's right!)

So the King put the children in a fiery furnace (Oh!)
It was ten times hotter than it ever was (Oh!)
He peeped in the door to see what was going on (Oh!)
There was the children; sittin' there, cooling it! (Oh!)
Ooh, the King got mad and sent in the soldiers (Oh!)
Them cats never made it past the front door!

(Swoosh! They got wasted!)
(Lord, great God almighty that sure was a mighty fine day!)
(Lord, great God almighty that sure was a mighty fine day!)

(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)
(Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego!)