Balaam

Balaam was a prophet about the time that Moses was

Coming through

And every now and again God'd speak to him and tell him

What to say and do

He had a reputation in all those parts for bein' on the

Line of power

And when Moab's king heard Moses was comin' he called

Him in his neady hour

He said, "Balaam come and curse these Israelites

If you do I believe I could beat 'em in a fight!"

But when Balaam asked the Lord, the Lord said, "Balaam

Don't you go

Israel is blessed by Me, don't you go mess up My show"

But Balaam's head was turned by the money he could earn

So he saddled up his donkey anyway

Balaam and his servants hurried off for the King of

Moab's castle

But they hadn't gone very far down the road when the

Whole trip became a hassle

Because the donkey ran off across a field, then she

Nearly broke Balaam's ankle

But when she lay right down and wouldn't get up Balaam

Got a little more than rankled

For the third time Balaam beat her with his cane

But that donkey just refused to move again

It was the thing that happened next though, that made

Balaam's knees get weak

Well, that donkey still would not get up but she began

To speak

She said, "Balaam you're to blame, the way you beat me

Is a shame

'Cause all I've done is tried to save your life!"

Then the Angel of the Lord appeared with a flamin'

Sword in his hand

Balaam fell down on his face, a very frightened man

The Angel said, "Balaam, you'd be dead if your donkey

Hadn't detected

That I was waitin' there to part your hair when you and

My sword connected"

Balaam then repented for his sin

And he promised not to act like that again

And I hope he learned his lesson about God's reward for

Greed

But you know it's that talkin' donkey that's really

Strange indeed

Now that donkey's just a donkey but she's still the

Thing God used

And that's the point I want you all to see

The Lord's the one who makes the choice of the

Instrument He's usin'

We don't know the reasons and the plans behind His

Choosin'

So when the Lord starts usin' you don't you pay it any

Mind

He 'could have used the dog next door if He'd been so

Inclined