Joe Gets a Warning

Joe Gets a Warning By Elton Camp To young Joe the preacher did tell, “You little worm, you deserve hell. You missed church for a ball game And that’s just a disgraceful shame.” Reverend continued to fume and cuss As Joe’s sins he proceeded to discuss “And you went out with Sister Mae. A good boy wouldn’t do that way.” He said the money spend on a date Should be onto the collection plate “We can’t meet expense of the church If cheats like you leave us in the lurch.” He condemned going to a picture show “It’s no place any Christian should go.” He ranted that the time Joe wasted there Was proof that about right he didn’t care At the hateful words Joe cringed in fear A burning lake he didn’t wanna come near He saw the reverend at the movie that day But guessed that for him it must be okay