The Long Way

THE LONG WAY

a Jonah Musical

by Matthew J Mortlock

Act One

Track - 01 - Act One Fanfare

Track - 02 - Storytellers Theme

Storyteller So, you’ve come to hear a story have you? Well I guess an old man like

me has a lot of stories to tell but I think for you a very special story

indeed and one I know extremely well. A long time ago but not too far

from here lived a younger man than me. A man called Jonah.

[Gath Hepher, a small market town]

Track - 03 - Jonah

Storyteller Jonah was a good man, a righteous man, a man who heard the very voice of
God. Unfortunately for Jonah that wasn't the only voice he heard...

Chorus Jonah tell us what to do Jonah
The Almighty talks to Jonah
We look to him to for help
Jonah, what a good man, our Jonah
Always here on hand, Jonah
Gath Hephers number one

Jacob Should I sell my goat, or sell my calf?
Deborah Should I buy this hat maybe this scarf?
Jacob & Jonah now you hear the voice of God,
Deborah So won’t you tell us please?

Chorus Jonah tell us what to do Jonah
The Almighty talks to Jonah
We look to him to for help
Jonah, what a good man, our Jonah
Always here on hand, Jonah
Gath Hephers number one

Yetta Should I let my baby play with dogs?
Leah I believe that babies belong in doors
Yetta & Jonah, tell us what would Yahweh do
Leah Oh Jonah tell us please

Jonah Yetta how can you ask such a thing? Really

leah I told her I said “Yetta how can you ask such a thing?” but oh no she had

to hear it from you... well 'you' I mean Him. And of course you hear from

him so she had to hear it from you. I don't know! There's no telling this

girl sometimes its like talking to a brick wall!

Storyteller Gath Hepher looked to him for help
Jonah turned to God each day for help
Jonah did the best that he could do
Every day the same

Chorus Jonah tell us what to do Jonah
The Almighty talks to Jonah
We look to him to for help
Jonah, what a good man, our Jonah
Always here on hand, Jonah
Gath Hephers number one
Gath Hephers number one

Storyteller Even though the town was quite small the people of Gath Hepher always
seemed to have the biggest problems.
Jacob Jonah? My chickens aren't laying as many eggs as they used too. Has God

told you why?

Jonah Jacob your chickens are so old no wonder they...

Jacob Yes, yes, but has God said anything?

Deborah Jonah? If my son strikes my daughter what would God have me do?

Jonah Surely you should tell him off...

Deborah All very well for you to say, but what does God say?

Leah Jonah, I'm sure my husband is spending too much time down at the bazaar. Has God told you what he's doing?

Jonah Leah! Your husband owns a stall in the bazaar. He should be there!

Leah No, no, what does God say?

Jonah All day they expect me to hear Gods voice
   Each day coming with their problems
    Tiny, petty problems
           They think, all day every day we're talking
                   Just like Adam always talking
                 But Eden isn't here!

Jacob Jonah a moment of you time please, my wife thinks we should start

selling milk to the next village but I think in a time of unstable

economics ...
Deborah really have you heard such a thing? The sheckle has never been so stable.

Tell him Jonah as the prophet once said....

Leah Should I wear black or maybe brown?
Yetta Does god think I should always sweep the ground?

Jonah Should I always listen in their place?
Why can't they choose themselves?

                All day they expect me to hear Gods voice
                 Wanting me to solve their problems
                 Every day the same
               Can’t they make decisions? Really! Can’t they
               Make their simple little choices?
              No it’s always Jonah, please?
                Tell us every day!

Storyteller As you can see the towns people looked to Jonah for all their

'important' decisions. Once word got round that Jonah had heard from God

life wasn't so easy for this 'minor' Prophet, but God was about to speak

again....

Voice Of God Jonah, there is a place east of here called Nineveh. As a nation they

have set their hearts against me. Go to Nineveh and tell them that the

Lord God won’t stand their wickedness any longer!

Jonah What! Nineveh? Go to those Gentiles? Those jackals! Why me Lord?

Voice Of God Jonah!

Jonah Can't you speak to one of their own? The king maybe? My hands are full

here.

Voice Of God Jonah. Go to Nineveh!

Track - 04 - Why Me Pt1

Jonah I know we're the chosen people but why does He choose me? And to

Nineveh!? Why me?

Why me? Why go to Nineveh?
Why me? It’s not like I’ve been before!
Why go? Why take His word to them?

I can’t leave, this I my home you know
Surely, there’s someone else to do the job
I can't go, can't go to Nineveh

You'll have to find someone else. I’m busy. I’ve done my bit. My calendar

is full!

Why me? Can’t He see my hands are full?
Why me? Haven’t I done enough?
Why go, why go to Nineveh!

Nineveh, that’s in Assyria!
They hate the Israelites they really do
Why me, why should I take the risk

And anyway what would this place do without me? There’s Deborah, Jacob

all their questions... they'd never survive!

These guys rely on me every day
I can’t leave, everyday they need me more
I won’t leave but then again He knows I’m here

I’ll go, but not there, to Nineveh
I’ll go as far as I can from there
Not me I won’t go to Nineveh!

Hang on though, there’s a problem....

But where, where can I even go
He's there! Here, there and everywhere
I’ve got to get myself out of here!
I’ve got to get me out of here!

Track - 05 - The Great Wide World

Onama Did I hear you're going on a journey? Where?

Jonah I, I don’t know.

Onama maybe I can help?

Jonah I don’t know how!

Onama I am Onama and I am at your service. My card!

Jonah On a ma holidays! You’ve gotta be kidding me?

Onama Honest Onama! At your service

Onama Think about the great wide world
   Think about all that is known
   Think about all your hopes and dreams

That’s what I sell

          Think about all you could do
           If you had a different view
           There’s a hundred places you could be

Just leave it to me

Now, a young man like you, out on his own, looking for a adventure,

Nineveh’s nice.

Jonah No, not Nineveh.

                   I’ve gotta get away from here
                 I’ve got to find a new horizon
                I want to see a different sky up there

Onama Umm... let me see

                   How about this place Damascus
                  How do I know it? Don’t ask us
               But it’s a blinding place this time of year
               A real eye-opener of a town

Jonah No

Onama How about the seaside Joppa
Lovely beaches and sea fishing
The gateway to every foreign land

And come to think of it only one leper.

Jonah How far away is that?

Onama A week away by foot, quicker by donkey.

Jonah No, not far enough.

Onama Not far enough he says, well if its distance you want

                There’s this place you can’t get further
                Its call Tarshish but I’ve never been there
               If its distance that you want well I guess it’s your place

It must be nice even the maps stop there.

Jonah Tarshish it is then! Err... how do I get there?

Onama You'll have to get a ship from Joppa. Lovely beaches, sea fishing...

Jonah Only one leper

onama see now your getting it!

Jonah I’m gonna get away from here
I’m gonna see a new horizon
I’m gonna see a different sky up there

Jonah & Think about the great wide world
Onama Think about all that is known
             Think about all your hopes and dreams

              Think about all you could do
                If you had a different view
                There’s a hundred places you could be

Onama Just leave it to me... need a donkey?

Storyteller And so under the cover of evenings fading light Jonah packed some things

and quietly left the people of Gath Hepher behind him and headed for

Joppa.

Track - 06 - Jonah Where You Going?

Chorus Jonah, where you going to? Jonah
Where you going now? Jonah
What has God said now?

                Jonah, such a hurry now
                Jonah, where you going to? Jonah
                How can you leave us now?

Yetta oh Jonah. I was baking bread this afternoon and I thought Jonah he needs

to eat more, he's getting all thin and scrawny, wasting away he is, well

I don't need to tell you. People are people I thought and you can't tell

them what to do. So I thought bake him some bread and there I was baking

bread so

Jacob Hey Jonah, where are you headed?

Jonah Oh... nowhere

Jacob Oh come now a man doesn't try to get nowhere in such a hurry! Come and

have a drink with me.

Jonah I was going to The market!

Jacob Sorry?

Chorus Jonah, where you going to?
Jonah where you going now? Jonah?
What has God said now?

                Jonah, such a hurry now
                Jonah, where you going to? Jonah?
         How can you leave us now?

Deborah Jonah? My son still won’t behave...

Jonah Not now! Deborah

Leah Jonah, oh Jonah! I was meaning to ask you this morning but Yetta kept

yabbering on about whatever... where are you going?

Jonah Nowhere!

LEAH Oh come now Jonah! it's halfway to night time you can't be going...

JONAH I was going to the market!!!

LEAH But the markets shut now Jonah!

JONAH OHH!

Chorus Jonah, where you going to? Jonah
Jonah I’ve got to get away from here
Chorus where you going to Jonah?
Jonah I’ve got to find a new horizon
Chorus What has God said now?
Jonah I wanna see a different sky up there

Chorus Jonah, such a hurry now Jonah
Jonah I’ve got to get away from here
Chorus where you going now Jonah?
Jonah I’ve got to find a new horizon
Chorus how can you leave us now?
Jonah I’ve got to leave, I’ve got to leave you now!

Storyteller And so, FINALLY Leaving all the people of Gath Hepher and travelling as

fast as he could Jonah headed in the opposite direction from Gods

command. To Joppa.

[Joppa – A Fishing Village]

Rachel Go on, go on! Get on your precious boat and sail away. Forever! I’ve had

it with you Gal! You come in drunk; you don’t lift a finger around the

house...

Gal But darling, you don’t understand...

Rachel I understand plenty! 'I can’t drink on the boat!' oh poor baby! 'It’s a

hard life at sea' Well it’s no Eden here when you’re gone! Five children

Gal! Sometimes it’s like crossing the desert with you!

Hannah Ozzy!? Don’t go...

Oz I have to I’m a sailor, it's what I do!

Hannah Oh Ozzy!

Gal Is that the same one who saw him off last time?

Ishmael No.

Gal Oi! Oz... The head needs cleaning!

Hannah What the 'head'?

Oz Oh, Err, it's very important... It's a nautical thing.

Gal Yeah! I nearly fell off it the last time I used it, real dangerous!

Isaac Mum!

Isaacs Mum Hurry up! Hurry up! You don’t want to be late. Not after last time!

Isaac But you'll make me look bad in front of the guys.

Isaacs Mum Looks aren't everything! Anyway better to look bad to "The guys" than to

the captain!

Gal It’s been too long

Isaac It’s been too long

Oz & oh Lord! I wanna go back to the sea

Ishmael

Track - 07 - Where The Waves Are Your Only Trouble

Gal There’s a place I know, where I long to go
Where there isn't any trouble or strife
Where the howls and moans are just the wind
Ishmael Not the children or your 'lovely wife'

Oz And you call to shore in a hundred ports
To be sure of a welcome embrace
Gal Of a lovely lass or a comely wench
Each one with a beautiful face

All Back to the sea, where the waves are your only troubles
Back to the sea, where the men are true
Oh it’s been so long; yes it's been too long
Oh I wanna go back to the sea

isaacs mum well come on then... its your part

isaac oh? What should I sing?

Isaacs mum I don't know … make something up! Come on then!

Isaac Though I’m just a kid how I long to go
To the edge of the world and then
Be as far away from this boring place
Oz Though your mother wishes she could come

Ishmael You can hope and dream of a life at sea
But the truth is a different thing
Full of ups and downs on the oceans waves
Gal 'til your lunch comes to visit again

All Back to the sea, where the waves are your only troubles
Back to the sea, it’s a life so rare
Oh it’s been so long; yes it's been too long
Oh I wanna go back to the sea

gal here I got a story for ya. You remember that place, you know east.

Ishmael oh come on gal. Every-where's east around here!

Gal I know a place where the pharaohs face
Looks out over every boat
Standing tall as the sky with staring eyes
Isaac But that beard makes him look like a goat

oz And another place where the jewels they rate
Are the best in all of the world.
Gal But I wouldn't risk my hand for them
Just the women and the beautiful girls

All Back to the sea, where the waves are your only troubles
Back to the sea, raise the sails and fly
Oh it’s been so long; yes it's been too long
Oh I wanna go back to the sea

oz what do you think?

Isaac what?

gal one more time round the main sail?

Ishmael I'm game if you are!

Oz come on then!

all Back to the sea, where the waves are your only troubles
Back to the sea, raise the sails and fly
It’s been so long; yes it's been too long
              Oh I wanna go back to the sea
            It’s been so long; yes it's been too long
            Oh I wanna go back to the sea

Track - 08 - Where The Waves Reprise

Rachel Look at them! Like big kids playing a game.

Hannah It must be a wonderful adventure

Isaacs Mum Adventure? See my Isaac there? Following in his father’s footsteps he is.

Hannah Was he a great sailor too?

Isaacs Mum He could have been, but he didn't get the chance

Hannah Oh?

Rachel You really aren't too bright are you?

Isaacs Mum       Back to the sea, it’s a dangerous place to be sure of
Back to the sea, splits man from wife
All hope is lost on a dreadful tide
           But their hearts lead them back to the sea
           How I wish they'd stay, never go away
           Never sail back out to the sea.

Rachel Come on love, let’s get something warm inside you. think I don't know

where Gal hides his wine? Not after six years love!

Jonah Excuse me, I’m looking for a boat
Gal You'll have to do better than that mate

Isaac More boats land here than I’d like to count

Oz That’s 'cause you can’t count!

Ishmael Anyway they’re called ships. It’s unlucky to call 'em boats!
Isaac And 'we sailors' are a superstitious lot!

Jonah Sorry. I’m trying to get to Tarshish.

Isaac Then you’re in luck mate. We’re sailing for Tarshish with the tide.

Gal Oi! Don’t go givin' away births that ain't your to give!

Ishmael True. You'll have to ask the captain.

Jonah Where can I find him?

Oz you're in luck mate he's Right here!

Jonah Hello Sir, I was wondering...

Captain Ready to sail lads?

Jonah Sir! I was wondering...

Captain Lads? You seen any ‘sirs’ round here?

Sailors No Captain!

Captain Look lad I ain’t no sir! I’m the Captain of this fine vessel and no one

calls me sir!

Jonah Captain?

Captain Yes lad

Jonah These men tell me you’re sailing for Tarshish with the tide and I wondered

if, for the right price, obviously, I might travel with you?

Captain The right price eh? Well, obviously, the right price depends on why you

want to join my... happy crew!

Jonah I don’t get you?

Captain Well... these lads sails for free and take a share of the earnings but

they know how and what to do on a ship! This one sails for free and learns

all he can, and this one... he's family and i can't do nothing about that but you? Why would you want a place on board?
Jonah Two hundred is all I have.

Captain I didn't ask how much was in your pocket! Why do you want to sail? Trouble

with a woman? Trouble with the law? There’s always a reason....

Jonah Yes! That’s it! The law or at least you could say that.

Captain then half of your purse will do... and a helping hand. There’ll be no lay-

abouts on my ship. Now look lively boys! there’s no time to waste. Get us

loaded and let’s be on our way.

Track - 09 - Come Away

Captain           Come away
Come away
Come my lads it’s time to go
Sailors           Away from the world and all its show
Captain           Come away we'll leave this shore
Sailors Away to see the land no more hey!
Come away come away
Come away come away

Captain        Come my lads and fill the hold
Sailors         Fill the hold and sell for gold
Captain        Come away the tide is high
Sailors           Time to sail the time is nigh
Come away come away
Come away come away

Captain Come my lads, come my lads

All Come away come away
Come away come away
Away!

Storyteller Some say the hardest part of leaving is being left behind but on a clear,

calm night Jonah and his new found shipmates set off on the evening tide.

Track - 10 - Siren Song

women There they go,
Sailing into the horizon
Don’t blink, keep your eyes on your man
As long as you can
There they go
Sailing into the distance
Ignoring all resistance you give
A hard life to live

Hannah how can you go with me loving you so
Young love beating hard in my chest
I hate when you leave you take the breath that I need
And how can I breathe when you're gone

women Come home soon
Come back safe and sound
Come home soon
Let love lead you home

Rachel You're a lush, you’re a drunk
You're a slob, not the hunk that I married when we were still young
But for all of my words I’m still just the girl
Who misses you each time you leave

Women There they go
Sailing into the horizon
Don’t blink, keep your eyes on your man
As long as you can
There they go
Sailing into the distance
Ignoring all resistance you give
A hard life to live

Isaacs Mum He looks like his dad but it just makes me sad
When I think of the years gone by
I love you the most but it’s like loving a ghost
Still lost on the seven seas

Women Come home soon
Come back safe and sound
Come home soon
Let love lead you home

Rachel pointless standing here girls, lets make a brew!

!

Hannah There they go
Sailing into the horizon
Don’t blink

[On Board Ship]

Storyteller Jonah was a good man, a righteous man but he wasn't a sailor man. Jonah had never been on a boat before, never mind out to sea and the experience was somewhat 'draining'!

Ishmael lost my lunch the first time I sailed too! Come to think of it half my

breakfast as well!

Jonah Ugh?

Ishmael Don’t worry mate. You’ll get used to it

Jonah What I don't get is how you know where you're going. It’s been ages since

we saw land. How do you know where we are?

Ishmael We look up mate!

Jonah What?

Ishmael The heavens! We might not know much but we know the stars!
Jonah Uh?

Ishmael Yes sir. A man can get really lost if he doesn't let the heavens guide him.

Jonah If you don’t mind I think I’ll try and get some sleep.

Track - 11 - On A Clear Night

Ishmael          On a clear night you can see forever
There’s a heaven older than the mountains
             On a clear night
            On a clear night
              See that star there; we'll follow it ‘til morning
              At the sunrise we'll know the east from west
              In a clear sky
              In a clear sky

              The heavens hold its course
              The stars know their place
              The sun it always rises in the east
              And when it sets in the west
            You know that it is best
            To let the heavens guide you through
            Another day

            Under these stars a man can see his story
            Trace the moments and all he's hoping for
              And under that star
              A woman waits for me
              See that star there; it’s been there through the ages
            If I follow I’m sure to reach my home
            On a clear night
            On a clear night

            The heavens hold its course
            The stars know their place
            The sun it always rises in the east
            And when it sets in the west
            You know that it is best
            To let the heavens guide you through
            Another day

Ishmael You know I’d hate to think how lost I’d be without the heavens to guide me.

Track - 12 - A Change In The Wind

Captain No time for your dreaming. That winds picking up!

Gal Picking up too quick for my liking Captain

Ishmael I've never seen the winds change so fast

Isaac And it’s raining too

Captain Keep your heads lads. A strong wind has never bested these sails yet.

Oz Captain, it’s getting worse. Hadn't we better head for the shore?

Captain Hang in there lads. We've seen worse.

Ishmael But this ain’t natural Captain, not to turn so quick!

Isaac I want my mum

Captain Best be praying lads! And drop the cargo!

Gal & Isaac What!

Captain You heard me! There’s no more precious cargo than what’s stored in them skin

sacks you call bodies. Now over the side with it! every last sack and crate

if we have to.

Gal There’s wickedness afoot here captain

Captain There’s no more wickedness here than a foul wind

Isaac There’s rain too!

Gal The gods are angry, there’s no mistake

Captain Stop your whining and strike that sail!
Oz Cast lots Captain the gods will show us who’s to blame!

Captain It would seem the gods have turned their faces to friendlier skies

Gal No Captain the gods will show us true.

Ishmael Here Captain you pick first

Isaac What does it mean if it’s none of us?

Captain Hawl that Jonah to me!

Captain By all the gods Jonah! what have you done! I’ve sailed these waters for too

many years to come undone like this! The day I take you on board the seas turn on me? I’m not one to believe in coincidence Jonah. Who are you?
Jonah I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and

the land.

Captain none of that explains all this

Jonah It is my fault that this great storm has come upon you. Pick me up and throw

me into the sea, it will become calm.

Ishmael I’ll not anger the gods by killing a man. Come on lads to the oars. We’ll get

back to land somehow

Storyteller And they tried but no matter how hard they rowed the storm was too great.

Eventually they gave up and with their last strength they threw Jonah

overboard.

Oz O Lord, please do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us

accountable for killing an innocent man, for You, O Lord, have done as You

pleased.

Storyteller At that very moment the sea became still

Isaac My gods!

Captain No lad not your gods, nor mine but his god and from this day on my God too.

I’ll serve none other.

Oz so say we all?

All so say we all!

Track - 13 - So Say We All

Captain       For years I’ve sailed these waters serving gods of sky and deep
              But now I see the waste of all my years
            My gods have never moved in ways as powerful as these
            So many wasted prayers, but now I see

            God of heaven, great and powerful God
            There is no other, forgive a foolish man like me
            For now I see clear, there are no other gods but You
            This is the hour so says my heart

Oz For years I’ve made a sacrifice to the gods of working hands
            My soul to keep, oh such a waste,
            Now I see in wonder, there is only one true God
            I’ve been a fool, but now I see

Oz & God of heaven, great and powerful God
Captain       There is no other; forgive a foolish man like me
            For now I see clear, there are no other gods but You
            This is the hour so says my heart

Isaac           I must admit I’ve never served any other gods
              But then again I haven’t served you too
              I’ve lived my life from day to day, just doing what I can
              But without you now, I know, it’s just a waste

Isaac           God of heaven, great and powerful God
              There is no other, forgive a foolish man like me
              For now I see clear, there are no other gods but you
              This is the hour so says my heart

Isaac, Oz &      God of heaven, great and powerful God
Captain       There is no other; forgive a foolish man like me
             For now I see clear, there are no other gods but you
            This is the hour so says my heart

Gal My family’s my everything, they would think me such a fool
             But how can I deny just what I’ve seen
Ishmael    I've never stood on holy ground but here upon this deck
            I pledge my life to you for now I see

All God of heaven, great and powerful god
              There is no other, forgive a foolish man like me
          For now I see clear, there are no other gods but you
This is the hour so says my heart

So say we all, there are no other gods but you
             So say we all, our course is set and true
              So say we all, so say we all, so say we all
              So say we all, so say we all, so say we all

              So say we all, to you and you alone
              So say we all, great king we now enthrone
            So say we all, so say we all, so say we all
            So say we all, so say we all, so say we all

End Act One

Act Two

Track - 14 - Act Two Fanfare

Track - 15 - The Story So Far

Storyteller To recap...

Jonah was a man a very good man

A man who heard the voice of God

God had a plan, a very good plan

But Jonah didn’t like it one bit

chorus Jonah when down, down, down

To the port of Joppa

Caught a boat, boat, boat

To catch the tide

Jonah ran, ran, ran

But he should have known that

You can’t, can’t, can’t

Run away from God

Storyteller The Captain had a ship, a very fine ship

With good sailors, numbering four

Jonah took that ship, for to make his flight

And they sailed on the break of dawn

Chorus Then came a storm, storm, storm

On that mighty ocean

The sailors tried, tried, tired

To get back to shore

Jonah hid, hid, hid

In the bottom of the boat

But you can’t, can’t, can’t

Hide away from God

Chorus In the end, end, end

Storyteller With no choices left

Chorus The sailors threw, threw, threw

Storyteller Jonah over board

Chorus Jonah sank, sank, sank

Storyteller Deep under the water

Chorus And the storm, storm, storm

Storyteller It died away

storyteller I’d have left it that way too. Jonah disobeyed God and came to a watery end.

The sailors obeyed and were spared. Sounds like a perfectly fair ending to

me.

Chorus NO!

Storyteller No? Well I guess it’s a good thing after all that I’m not God!

As the ship sailed on to Tarshish, Jonahs body sank down and down. Just as

Jonah was taking what he thought was his very last breath God sent a great

whale to swallow him whole. Now don’t start arguing with me about the

differences between whales and fishes, after all what does it matter if it was a fish or a whale, but let me tell you, from where Jonah sat it made no difference at all. Anyway for three days Jonah sat deep down in the belly of this great ... 'creature' . Now the stomach of a whale may not sound like a place of salvation but for Jonah who knew little of the sea it was salvation indeed and he knew it.

[Inside The Whale]

Track - 16 - Jonahs Prayer

Jonah In my distress I call to the Lord

For I know You hear me and You answer my plea

From the depths, from the very heart of the sea

With Your waves and breakers sweeping far over me

Nineveh would be better than this

Your way would be better

Though I’m far from You

I search my God to find You

Though my life, my life it ebbs away

I remember

You alone who saves me

I will turn, turn again to You

I’ve been banished from Your sight

Deep waters all around me and my life it ebbs away

Though I’m far, still I will search for You

I will look again to Your temple oh God

Nineveh would be better than this

Your way would be better

Though I’m far from You

I search my God to find You

Though my life, my life it ebbs away

I remember

You alone who saves me

I will turn, turn again to You

Those who cling to worthless idols

Forgo the grace that You would give

What I have vowed I will hold on to

For my salvation lies in You

Though I’m far from You

I search my God to find You

Though my life, my life it ebbs away

I remember

You alone who saves me

I will turn, turn again to You

[ A Beach ]

Fisherman 1 So if you wanna catch bigger fish...

Fisherman 2 you've gotta use a bigger bait!

Fisherman 1 and if your gonna use bigger bait...

Fisherman 2 you've gotta use a bigger hook!

Storyteller like I said, I’d have left him there but God has a plan for each of us and ...

Fisherman 1 And if I’m gonna use a bigger hook...

Fisherman 2 You’ve gotta use bigger rod!

Fisherman 1 and if your gonna use a bigger rod...

Storyteller And on hearing Jonahs prayer and thanksgiving for saving his life the God of heaven spoke to the whale and it vomited Jonah back onto dry land.

Fisherman 1 And if that’s the size of my bait?

Fisherman 2 We're gonna need a bigger boat!

Jonah Excuse me which way is Nineveh?

Fisherman 2 Err... that way....

Jonah Thanks.

storyteller Now as you can imagine Jonah was a sorry state... mind you so would you be if

you'd spent a weekend in a whales belly but spurred on by this near death

experience Jonah raced on to Nineveh, but the bitter root in Jonahs heart

started to grow again.

Track - 17 - Why Me Pt2

Jonah Why me? Why go to Nineveh?

Why me? It’s not like I’ve been before!

Why go? Why take His word to them?

These guys, these wretched Assyrians

Hate me, me and the Israelites

Why would God want to warn them off?

I mean I’ll go they'll repent and what? God will forgive them?

Why me? I hate these Assyrians

Why should? Why should they get the chance?

Why go, why go to Nineveh!

Nineveh! the heart of Assyria

Wicked, they don’t even care for God

Why me? Why should He let them off ?

Storyteller Now I know what you’re thinking... that’s not what a prophet should think!

But then I guess we all, at sometime, have wondered why God should choose to

do the things He does. Never the less Jonah continued on until he reached

Nineveh. And all he thought of the Ninevites was proved true...

[Nineveh]

Track - 18 – Nineveh

Chorus Nineveh

Nineveh

Every type of sin every type of greed

Every type of lust every dirty deed

Can be brought or sold in Nineveh,

Every rotten soul every wicked heart

Every evil scheme every devious part

Can be made and played in Nineveh,

How bad can a bad place get?

Nineveh

A city so big its three days long

Every kind of vice going for a song

There’s no evil like Nineveh,

Try if you like but you just won’t win

No one can resist this kind of sin

No wickedness like Nineveh,

How bad can a bad place get?

Jonah Forty days and Nineveh will fall