Lyrics to
Preacher Tom

This version of Preacher Tom was released by Dolly Parton in 1976.

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Preacher Tom, your friends are many
And your good deeds are a plenty
And I know that God is plenty proud of you
Cause you’ve directed your attention
Towards a bright and shining mansion
God promise to the ones that pay their dues

So preacher Tom, come on preach,
Let the one of which you speak have his way
Let his precious will be done
Preacher Tom, come on
Teach of the one always in reach
Saying who so ever will let him come
Preach on preacher Tom, preach on

Your smile is like the sunshine bringing warmth and joy to others
And love controls your understanding heart
And the message that you spread is just like water to the thirsty
A beacon that keeps shining through the dark

So preacher Tom, come on preach,
Let the one of which you speak have his way
Let his precious will be done
Preacher Tom, come on
Teach of the one always in reach
Saying who so ever will let him come
Preach on preacher Tom, preach on

So preacher Tom, come on preach,
Let the one of which you speak have his way
Let his precious will be done
Preacher Tom, come on
Teach of the one always in reach
Saying who so ever will let him come
Preach on preacher Tom, preach on

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About Lyrics and Preacher Tom by Dolly Parton

The lyrics for Preacher Tom are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1976 song by Dolly Parton. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Preacher Tom have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Preacher Tom - Dolly Parton and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Preacher Tom by Dolly Parton in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Preacher Tom" means the words set to the music of Preacher Tom, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Preacher Tom and the lyrics to Preacher Tom are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Preacher Tom, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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