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Modest Proposal

by Mose Allison

on The Way Of The World (2010)

Let's give God a vacation
He must be tired of it all
Riggin' the game
Takin' the blame
Twenty-four hours a day on call

He gave us the power to reason
He put the spark in the clay
So let's let him go for a season
And start making sense today

Let's give Jehovah a breather
Maybe he'll go for a swim
We won't even pray
On his holiday
And won't have to claim any favours from him

He gave us the power to reason
Just tryin' to show us the way
So let's let him go for a season
And start making sense today

Let's do Allah a favour
Let him sleep late for a while
Up off our knees
Thank you and please
Let all the women dress up in style

He gave us the power to reason
Use it or lose it they say
So let's let him go for a season
And start making sense
It's time to commence
And start making sense today