Street Corner Preacher

Well, his faith is his fountain, his love is his labor
Ah put it in
Street corner preacher with the angry face
Ah bau bau, put 'em bop
Every night the same old siren sound
Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her
He got a new mercy, a new grace

Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
He unbolts the door and hops over the fence

But there's a whole lotta trouble all around
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Well, he understands the need for living it large
He can see for sure that his work is cut out

Ah bau bau, put 'em bop
A bau bau, ya ya
Ah put it in
Ah put it in
Walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop

Ah put it in

But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge
He got 2 years off for good behavior

Ah put it in
Ah, bau bau, ya ya
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
Ah put it in
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
That's two old ladies and a junkie now, now
There's a whole lotta trouble all around
Though he walks through the shadows he won't fear his neighbor
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
Ah put it in
Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes
Whoa, yeah, ahh
To save the liver from awaking death is his conviction
Children, soldiers in this battle ground
He got 2 years off for good behavior
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
There is death everywhere, the new benediction
The eyes of man, well he seeks no favor
Ah put it in
Bau bau, put it on back

Well, a new sun and a second chance
Burnt out houses with the front door gone
But all around the war rages on
Bau, bau, put it on back
Ah, bau bau, ya ya