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She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

03:45, Monday, October 8, 2007 .. Posted in Unwinding from the Daily Grind .. 0 comments .. Link

I told you yesterday that we had a church picnic and ended up singing old songs together. What I did not tell you is that the song lyrics had been altered in the second verses.
You need a little back ground here. . .
Our church teaches that God is very interested in our health: 3 John 1:2, 1 Corinthians 3:17, etc. . .
So we teach that we will have the best health if we follow the biblical principles of health. We do not advocate the eating of unclean meats as described in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. We do not tell people that they must be vegetarian, but we do teach that we believe it is the best lifestyle. (See Genesis 2)
Some of us, for health reasons are practicing vegan lifestyles. So when we get together we have all kinds of people who eat all kinds of ways - those that eat clean meats (usually along with a basic vegetarian diet), and those who are vegetarians (including eggs and dairy products), and those who eat only plant foods. Our potlucks are always vegetarian with vegan foods available. We love each other and get along great, even though we tease each other occasionally.

Now, back to my story. . .

One of the altered songs was She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
The first verse is normal.
The second is: We'll have a potluck luncheon when she comes. . .
The third: We'll all eat tofu pudding when she comes. . .
Fourth: We'll have lots of three-bean salad when she comes. . .
Fifth: We'll all pretend to be vegans when she comes. . .

There was lots of laughter, but my question was, "Who are we trying to impress? Who is this SHE?"

Today at work, my boss added another verse. I think it is great. He swore me to secrecy. . . so if you know my boss, don't tell him that I told. I have to tell it to you because I love it and I believe it is truth.

Sixth verse: We'll be chewing cheese and chicken till He comes
We'll be chewing cheese and chicken till He comes
Oh, our waists, they will thicken and our bodies, they will sicken
But we'll keep chewing cheese and chicken till He comes

Have a great day!
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