The Limeliters

"Zen Gospel Singing "

Lyrics

From the albums Potpourri, Singing For The Fun, and Until We Get it Right - (1999) 


I once was a Baptist and on each Sunday morn
 I’d be in church praying as sure as you’re born
 We’d sing there like angels
 In that good harmony
 But sin and salvation are no longer for me
  
 Cuz now I’m a Buddhist, chant my mantra each day
 But I miss that hymn singing
 In that good gospel way
 So we’ll sing to old Buddha and the wonders of Zen
 We’ll meet in Nirvana, yes we’ll be there then
  
 My old friends don’t like me since I shaved my head
 They all talk about me as if I were dead
 My good old Zen buddies, they think I’m okay
 But I can’t get them singing more than one note a day
  
 As we sit there cross legged eating brown rice and tea
 We chant out our mantra in four square harmony
 We don’t sing of salvation or heavenly home
 It’s Zen gospel singing just ohm mom sweet ohm.