The Big One (Remastered Version)

It was a hot Sunday morning
The middle of July
The choir was a-singing
About the sweet by and by
And everybody was a-swing
Sweating in the heat
We all bowed our heads down
As the preacher took his seat
My sister and my brother stood next to my mother
In the quiet of the close of the verse

And that's when Daddy cut the big one
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church

My sister rolled her eyes back
My brother bit his lip
My cousin just behind us
Whispered, "Hey, who let it rip?"
I stuck my face in my shirt sleeve
I stared down at my shoes
Lord, you could hear a pin drop
As we stood there in the pew

Heads were a-turning
Eyes were a-burning
Mama stuck her nose in her purse

After Daddy cut the big one
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church

He cut the big one
It was a stinker
Then he broke the silence
With a snicker
And us kids started laughing
Till I thought we was all gonna burst

After Daddy cut the big one
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church
He said, "The devil made me do it"
Mama said it was the little worst
And that's why Daddy cut the big one
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church