Story Behind The Song

Who do you think the Ole Man was?

Lyrics

Title- Who was that Ole Man Writer-Ed Bentley
edbentley@mail.com

Verse 1
Still don't know, where he came from, showed up one day, in our little town
Said he'd work for food, he was an Ole Man
Long hair hangin', like spanish moss, 'round his neck, little wooden cross
Looked pretty ragged, and down on his luck, this Ole Man

-Widow Jones said she'd take him in, couldn't pay much, but she'd keep him fed
Plenty work to do, 'round her place, for the Ole Man

Fix anything, needed fixin', she needed help, he'd always pitch in
Pretty good deal for the widow, and the ole Man

Who was that ole man?
Who was that ole man?

Verse 2
Few days, maybe a week went by, wasn't long, fore we wondered why
STRANGE things began to happen, 'round The Ole Man
Was a drought that year, not a cloud in the sky, if didnt rain soon, the crops would die
The Ole Man just smiled, looked toward heaven, it started raining

Or the day Jimmy Johnson, who'd just turned five, FELL in the river, he'd gone down twice
Swear the water parted, as the Ole Man reached to save him
Who was the ole man

Verse 3
Saw miracles happen, few more times, seems when they did, the ole man was close by
Even skeptics were amazed, whats going on here
Then he dissappeared, fast as he came, gone like the wind, not even a trace
Till the widow found that cross, with a note, on her kitchen table

Outro
Tears fell as she read that day, Matthew 24, is all she'd say
She bought a bible, joined the church, Jimmy Johnson became a preacher
20 years later, questions remain, who the old man was, or why he came
I believe the widow and Pastor Johnson know, but they ain't talkin'
I did read that chapter on Matthew though, could that really have been who the ole man was?

The old man, the ole man
Who was that ole man
Who do you think that ole man was?

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Lyfe Concierge Publishing	BEST SONGS ON BROADJAM	6/30/2024