Jacob’s well Rap
It was hot, just south of Sychar, Jesus sat there by a well
One that was dug by Jacob in the stories that they tell.
A woman of Samaria came bearing bucket and a jar,
Jesus was quite thirsty, he had travelled from afar.
He said
It’s really good to see you, I’m so glad that you came by.
Could you please give me some water, I’m tired and I’m dry!
She answered with a question, How come a Jewish man
asks such of a foreign woman? I fail to understand.
He answered, I am come here because God loves you too;
I’ll give you living water, because that’s what I do.
It’s really good to see you, I’m so glad that you came by.
Could you please give me some water, I’m tired and I’m dry!
The Samaritan woman answered, That’s easy for you to say,
but you don’t have a bucket to draw water on this day;
Our father, Jacob, dug this well, two thousand years ago,
are you a better man than he was? Tell me if it’s so.
It’s really good to see you, I’m so glad that you came by.
Could you please give me some water, I’m tired and I’m dry!
Jesus spoke: The water here is good and clear and sweet.
It will quench your thirst, no worries, for an hour or two at least!
But the ones who come to me and drink the water that I give
will never thirst again; yeah, they will truly live!
It’s really good to see you, I’m so glad that you came by.
Could you please give me some water, I’m tired and I’m dry!
The woman grew excited; Give this water now to me!
The Messiah Christ is coming, he’ll make things plain to see.
Said Jesus, (in all modesty), I am the one you’re seeking,
the one who stands before you, the man with whom you’re speaking!
It’s really good to see you, I’m so glad that you came by.
Could you please give me some water, I’m tired and I’m dry!
© Ken Rookes 2023
The italicised part of the chorus can be made as a response.
Underlined for stress to help you find the rhythm. If you find a better rhythm that works for you, that’s fine.
Fur use with children and the young at heart
