Jephthah was the son of a whore.
He knew life was so much more
And he was real good at war.
Gilead was the daddy o’ that boy
And let his wife kick the boy right out.
He fled from his brothers and went to Tob
And found a lot of worthless friends.
But when war came
They wanted him back again! [v. 5]
“Come and be our chief and beat Ammon!”
Jephthah said, “You threw me out!
Now you need me!\u00a0 What about?”
Said, “We got to beat up on Ammon!
“You’re the boss!\u00a0 Come on!”
Said, “Okay, we can agree
Of you the boss I’m gonna be!” [v. 9]
“Okay,” said the elders of Gilead
“The Lord is a witness.\u00a0 You’ll be our head!”
So Jeph sent a note to the King of Ammon.
Said, “Why you wanna fight me for land?”
“‘Cause Israel done stole it long ago [v. 12]
When they came up from Egypt. Don’t ya know?
And what they took, we gonna overthrow.
That’s how it go!\u00a0 You reap what ya sow!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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