| I’ve been doin' some readin'
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| A book I’m sure we haven’t all searched out
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| Habakkuk’s book precedes it
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| Haggai’s come after -- what a crowd -- yeah
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| Well, I heard his prophecies
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| I heard they might have crowned someone he knew -- yeah
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| Well, who is he, baby?
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| Who is he? |
| I’ll tell you what you need to do — ooh yeah
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| Look at all the prophets and find the guy we know
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| Could be descended from the throne
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| Well, he’s called Zephaniah
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| Of the Israelites
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| Yeah, he’s not Zechariah
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| But he’s real close by
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| The times he lived were changin'
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| Josiah was a king who’d done some good — ooh yeah
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| But paganism started
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| Inchin' in with sin as best it could — ooh, it could
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| It wouldn’t be the first the time a king had gone astray
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| But he threw them gods away
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| Probably 'cause Zephaniah
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| Yeah, got to King Josiah
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| Oh, and also Jeremiah
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| Yeah, probably both guys
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Oh, the prophet Zephaniah
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| Got to King Josiah, baby
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| Oh, the prophet Zephaniah
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| Yeah
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| He’s the great, great grandson
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| Of Hezekiah, you know
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| A good king long ago
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| So he’s cousin Zephaniah
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| Yeah, to the king, Josiah
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| So he’s cousin Zephaniah
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| Yeah, to the king, Josiah
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| Yeah!
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Oh, he’s cousin Zephaniah
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Oh, my, my
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| Of the Israelites, baby
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Ohhhhhh, yeah
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| He’s cousin Zephaniah
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| Just him and Jeremiah
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Yeah, yeah
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| C’mon, boys -- ohhh!
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Zephaniah -- yeahhhhh -- yeah, yeah
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| Na na na — na na na na na NA NA
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| Yeow, now it’s cousin Zephaniah now
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Of the Israelites — yeah, yeah
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| Israelites, baby
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Now, now, yeah
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| King Josiah and his cousin Zephaniah
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| Na na na — na na na na na na na
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| Yeah, yeah |