Jerry, Buddy & Zoomer
We learned this spirited song from a Johnny Cash album (the long-deleted "Strawberry Cake") and it was a staple of our repertoire for years. The story it tells is from the third chapter of the book of Daniel. The lyrics are:
Here is a story from the Bible we should know
A story about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
We hope that you'll find courage when temptations you might meet
For there's somebody watching who'll be strong when you're weak
They wouldn't bend
They held on to the will of God so we are told
They wouldn't bow
They would not bow their knees to the idols made of gold
They wouldn't burn
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend, they wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn
Now the prophet Daniel tells about three men who walked with God
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
Before the wicked king they stood
Now the king commanded them bound and thrown into the fires that day
But the fire was so hot that the men were slain that pushed them on their way
They wouldn't bend
They held on to the will of God so we are told
They wouldn't bow
They would not bow their knees to the idols made of gold
They wouldn't burn
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend, they wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn
Now the three were cast in and the king rose up to witness their awful fate
He began to tremble at what he saw
In astonished tones he spake
Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire
Well I believe I see four men unhurt, unbound and walkin' down there
I see Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
In the fiery coals they trod
But the form of the Fourth Man that I see is like the Son of God
They wouldn't bend
They held on to the will of God so we are told
They wouldn't bow
They would not bow their knees to the idols made of gold
They wouldn't burn
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend, they wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn
