Therell Be No Church Tonight

A# D# A# Preacher Bill come to the house one Sunday bright and fine C F To fill his belly with sweet potatoes, biscuits, chicken and wine. A# D# A# He took our Nellie behind the barn, and carried on a sight. F A# I heard him whisper in her ear, "There'll be no church tonight." A# There'll be no church tonight, my dear D# A# There'll be no church tonight. F One more kiss from your red, red lips A# There'll be no church tonight. A# D# While peeking through that knothole, A# I seen him take her hand A# Put his head upon her bosom C F And called it the Promised Land A# D# Mountains of life and Glory's hills, A# He touched her legs so light. F He gasped for air and said a prayer, A# There'll be no church tonight. A# There'll be no church tonight, my dear D# A# There'll be no church tonight. F One more kiss from your red, red lips A# There'll be no church tonight. A# D# She laid on a pile of hay A# And gently closed her eyes. A# Said the words from the 23rd Psalm C F To the good Lord in the sky. A# D# What I seen through that knothole, A# I cannot sing or write, F But now I know the reason why A# There'll be no church tonight. A# There'll be no church tonight, my dear D# A# There'll be no church tonight. F One more kiss from your red, red lips A# There'll be no church tonight.