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Sodom And Gomorrah

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Sodom and Gomorrah
This is the story, of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Two cities that were full, of hatred and lust.
Because their crimes were great.
Because of all their lust.
The Lord decided destruction, was a must.

This is what he said,
(Give me) Give me,
(Fifty good men) just give me fifty good men,
(And I) and I’ll, (Spare the whole city)
And I’ll spare the whole city.
Give me, forty good men.
To destroy you all, would be a pity.

Oh – Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah.
Cities with one man you can’t trust.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah.
Cities full of hatred and lust.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah.
Judgment Day is very close by.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah.
The flames will reach up high to the sky.

God sent two angels (to) Sodom and Gomorrah.
They were met by Lot, who bowed to the ground.
They went in to his home, before they could sit down.
The wicked men of Sodom, gathered ’round.

Here’s what the angels said,
(Give me) Give me,
(Thirty good men) give me thirty good men,
(And I) and I’ll, (Spare the whole city)
And I’ll spare the whole city.
Give me, twenty good men.
To destroy you all, would be a pity.

The angels found one good man in Sodom and Gomorrah.
One man who did not have, a heart full of lust.
They told him to leave, to take his family,
and run to the mountains, for safety.

Their final warning was,
(Give me) Give me,
(Just ten good men) give me just ten good men.
(And I) And I’ll, (Spare the whole city)
And I’ll spare the whole city.
Give me, just two good men.
To destroy you all, would be a pity.

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