Sam and Dee

Now, Samson was a mighty man
Strongest dude in the entire land
The Bible tells his heroic story
But it’s not a tale of fame and glory
Samson failed, he messed up bad
At times, his exploits made God sad
But in the end, he made things good
By razing the Philistine neighborhood
I’ve jumped ahead and that’s not right
So let’s go back to the fateful night
When Sam was born to follow God
Some things he had to do were odd
To cut his hair would bring disgrace
Even though it hung in his face
His locks would be his source of power
God’s strength in him to make men cower
But as Sam grew, girls caught his eye
He was on the prowl, a ladies guy
His biggest goof in choosing dates
Was picking gals his family hates
The Philistines were the enemy
And dating them was wrong, you see
But stubborn Sam, he didn’t care
The Philistine chicks were fine and fair
He picked one out and started wooin’
And that began his road to ruin
Each Philistine girl he tried to court
Had plans to cut his tresses short
The worst of all was Delilah dear
A scheming little shrew, I hear
But dumb old Sam, he loved his Dee
And by his side was where he’d be
She twirled his hair and stroked his chin
She learned his secret and with a grin
Conniving Dee, put Sam to sleep
Then had him shorn like a stupid sheep
As if being bald wasn’t bad enough
They poked his eyes out, man, that’s rough
No longer was he strong as steel
But they set him turning a heavy wheel
They whipped him, beat him, gave him flack
But as he turned, his hair grew back
The strength returned to his buff bod
And he had one final mission for God
The Philistines, those lousy bums
Placed Sam between two large columns
He put his hands upon the stone
Pushed them down and crushed some bones
The Philistines died and Sam did too
It’s sad, I know, let it out, boo hoo
But don’t you mourn and grieve all day
Samson’s up in heaven, yay!
In the end, Sam was the man
He got it right, he did God’s plan
So stay on track and don’t you wander
God’s got things for you to ponder
You may not crush Philistines to goo
But God’s got work for me and you
So be real good, don’t be a ham
And learn a lesson from the story of Sam

Copyright 2005 Marty Gordon