Stevens, Ray - The Mississippi Squirrel Revival Lyrics






Well, when I was a kid I'd take a trip every summer down the Mississippi
To visit my granny in her antebellum world
I'd run barefooted all day long climbin' trees free as a song
And one day I happened to catch myself a squirrel
Well, I stuffed him down in an old shoe box, punched a couple of holes in the top
And when Sunday came I snuck him into Church
I was sittin' way back in the very last pew showin' him to my good buddy Hugh
When that squirrel got loose and went totally berserk
Well, what happened next is hard to tell
Some thought it was heaven others thought it was hell
But the fact that something was among us was plain to see
As the choir sang "I Surrender All" the squirrel ran up Harv Newlan's coveralls
Harv leaped to his feet and said, "Somethin's got a hold on me", Yeow!

The day the squirrel went berserk
In the First Self-Righteous Church
In the sleepy little town of Pascagoula
It was a fight for survival that broke out in revival
They were jumpin' pews and shoutin' Hallelujah!

Well, Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'
Some thought he had religion others thought he had a demon
And Harv thought he had a weed eater loose in his Fruit-Of-The-Looms
He fell to his knees to plead and beg and the squirrel ran out of his britches leg
Unobserved to the other side of the room
All the way down to the amen pew where sat Sister Bertha better-than-you
Who'd been watchin' all the commotion with sadistic glee
But you should've seen the look in her eyes
When that squirrel jumped her garters and crossed her thighs
She jumped to her feet and said "Lord have mercy on me"
As the squirrel made laps inside her dress
She began to cry and then to confess to sins that would make a sailor blush with shame
She told of gossip and church dissension but the thing that got the most attention
Was when she talked about her love life and then she started naming names

The day the squirrel went berserk
In the First Self-Righteous Church
In that sleepy little town of Pascagoula
It was a fight for survival that broke out in revival
They were jumpin' pews and shoutin' Hallelujah!

Well seven deacons and the pastor got saved,
Twenty-five thousand dollars was raised and fifty volunteered
For missions in the Congo on the spot
Even without an invitation there were at least five hundred rededications
And we all got baptized whether we needed it or not
Now you've heard the bible story I guess
How he parted the waters for Moses to pass
Oh the miracles God has wrought in this old world
But the one I'll remember 'til my dyin' day
Is how he put that Church back on the narrow way
With a half crazed Mississippi squirrel

The day the squirrel went berserk
In the First Self-Righteous Church
In the sleepy little town of Pascagoula
It was a fight for survival that broke out in revival
They was jumpin' pews and shoutin' Hallelujah!





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  1. l.... s....

    i realy could have used a squirrel like that in school with afew certain teachers.

  2. O.... F....

    funny as i seet here waching this for the 100th time thers a add for a religious degree lol lol

  3. f.... ....

    my church needs 1 to run up annie gibsons leg

  4. G.... H....

    I was there,,the day that happened!! Hehehehe

  5. S.... R....

    Many long years ago, I went to a church in Alabama that looked just like this one. Yep, they needed, and still need, that squirrel although I do believe that a skunk would have an even better result.

  6. R.... M....

    alec baldwin @ 2:48?

  7. D.... ....

    37 people are idots

  8. F.... ....

    @FilmHawks AMEN TO THAT!

  9. C.... C....

    I thought berthas name was margret...

  10. c.... ....

    Thank God for Ray Stevens....

  11. R.... ....

    classic lol

  12. S.... M....

    BEST SONG EVER!!!!!

  13. R.... H....

    Orrick Baptist Church

  14. H.... ....

    I can name a few churches that need a visit from Mr. Squirrel

  15. D.... B....

    I agree......hilarious!

  16. J.... K....

    Now this is hilarious!!!

  17. S.... R....

    I'm not a saint, but I can think of a church in Lower Alabama that could use a couple of those squirrels! :-))

  18. C.... W....

    The Westboro church could use a Mississippi squirrel or two.

  19. I.... W....

    is this true

  20. C.... K....

    More modern churches need a visit from a "half-crazed mississippi squirrel". Seriously.

  21. B.... R....

    Me And My friend from school sing this song all the time LOL

  22. T.... ....

    I Love This One!!!! Thanks fir posting!!

  23. M.... B....

    artist....par excellence .writer,,,,,singer.....comedian.....actor....
    living proof the living GOD love's a good laugh !!!!!!!

  24. M.... ....

    i love oldder music like this its the best there is . the new music today is so stuipd and they can't sing they have music makers for them .all the oldder music was made the people who singed it

  25. J.... O....

    Ray Stevens is got to be one of the funniest guys in the music business. This has been my favorite song/music video of his.

  26. M.... ....

    Positive Proof that God has a sense of humor!

  27. S.... ....

    I am the only person I know that can do this song line for line. my friends laugh at me for it.

  28. E.... ....

    2:24 the way that girl looked at her husband

  29. A.... R....

    @PetraKenobi I can't say it any better than that

  30. D.... ....

    This is one funny song.

  31. A.... F....

    15 people must've had squirrel's up their pants legs!

  32. A.... M....

    RAY STEVENS 4 PRESIDENT!!!

  33. J.... M....

    Sister Bertha Betterthanyou of the 1st Self-Righteous Church lmao

  34. k.... ....

    @obryen i know what you mean. right near the part where the bertha started naming names I never noticed the one in yellow look at her husband at 2:20. Looks like someone will be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life.

  35. B.... ....

    That squirrel stirred some church folk up dat Sunday...lol!!!

  36. S.... ....

    Last summer I was watching over my recently deceased uncle's farm house, he didn't have any cable or anything for his tv, but a vcr and some Ray Stevens tapes. I never heard of him until that night, but I spent the whole evening watching his tapes and loving every minute of it, he really helped me get through that tough time. Ray Stevens is hilarious.

  37. C.... ....

    LOL love this song! My friend and I are using it for a setting in a story we're writinG!

  38. r.... ....

    only ray can do'em this way

  39. M.... ....

    Sister Bertha is the same actor that played margret in It's me again Margret

  40. S.... ....

    SOMETHIN'S GOT A HOLD ON ME!!!

  41. N.... K....

    Love this song.

  42. R.... ....

    I knew the song, but never saw the video. ROFL!! Thanks for the hilarity! I sure needed some!

  43. T.... ....

    love it

  44. m.... ....

    My church was talking about their planned mission trip to Pascagoula today .... my hubby and I started singing this in the balcony...lol

  45. J.... ....

    Always been one of my fav. childhood songs...

  46. w.... ....

    This is funnier than any I have heard from Ray.

  47. c.... ....

    Ray Stevens is the best comedian known. Still woundering if the squirrel did happen in church?

  48. R.... ....

    i remember my dad listening to this when i was little XD i loved this song :)

  49. m.... ....

    I remember the 90's...

  50. Y.... Y....

    Rofl. . . i wonder if this is a true stroy or if not . . how does he come up with this lol

  51. G.... ....

    I've always loved this song & the video is classic.

  52. a.... d....

    Just find funny.

  53. h.... ....

    Sister Bertha better then you every church has one of them.
    Ray thanks for making me laugh my azz off.

  54. M.... ....

    This song is awesome.

  55. N.... ....

    Cool First Comment!!!!! I LOVE RAY STEVENS!!!!!!