Minor Prophets

(Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai 2:1-7, Zechariah, Malachi)
parody of Teenage Dirtbag written and performed by Wheatus

His name is Joel
After fourteen Hosea
This list of twelve
They get skimmed past in sermon hour
Obadiah rocks
He’s next past Amos


But we do not know where they’re at
And we cannot name all dozen maybe

Cause they’re just the minor prophets baby
Yeah try just to list them in order baby
Listen to Micah, Nahum, maybe, you’ll hear
Tru-u-u-uth

When devotions get stuck
Try reading ‘bout Jonah fool
And read Habakkuk
Or/and Zephaniah right through
They’re quick to read but
Zechariah is not

But we do not know where they’re at
And we cannot name all dozen maybe

Cause they’re just the minor prophets baby
Yeah try just to list them in order baby
Listen to Micah, Nahum, maybe, you’ll hear
Tru-u-u-uth

Oh yeah
Search back
No, you do not know what you’re missin’
Oh yeah
Read that
No, we do not know what we’re missin’

Haggai he was bold
God promised the temple’s glory
Would be restored
He’ll fill His house with glory
Nations will quake
The heavens will shake

Now what’s the order of them?
And which prophet have I left out?

I’ve got the contents to Old Testament baby
Hosey, Joel, Amey, Obey, Joney
Mike, Nahum, Habby, Zephy, Hag, Zech and Mal
A-chi-ay-ayayayay

Oh yeah
Search that
No, you do not know what you’re missin’
Oh yeah
Read that
No, we do not know what we’re… missin’, oh

parody lyrics © 2003 Glenn Davies

I’d been wanting to parody this song for a while, but hadn’t done any work on it. No ideas sprang to mind. Then one night I listened to the song again, and “His name is Joel” came into mind... and I was off. The entire song was written between 1am and 3am on 28 July 2003.