The Jester
Lyrics and Music by Michael King
© 1996
Verse 1
Bflat F
A man sat down
C
Along a lonely road
F
No laughter in his eyes
C
Only sadness in his soul
Bflat F
For life had dealt him
C
A harsh and cruel blow
F
And what his life was worth
C
This young man did not know
Chorus
C
But God saw a Jester
Bflat
Who would dance a song of love
F
United with the Father
C G
One with God above
C
Of whom the world was not worthy
Bflat
No they would not understand
F
The message of the jester
C
Nor the method of the man
Verse 2
Bflat F
God forgive me
C
And save my weary soul
F
I’ll give my life to you
C
Only please God make me whole
Bflat F
But even if I am to die
C
Just show me what to do
F
Whatever I’ve got left
C
I’ll give it all to you
Chorus
So the man became a Jester
Bflat
And he danced a song of love
F
United with the Father
C G
One with God above
C
Of whom the world was not worthy
Bflat
No they would not understand
F
The message of the jester
C
Nor the method of the man
Verse 3
C
The Jester loved God’s children
Bflat
Whom he found upon the street
F
And loved those in the shadows
C G
And held those he did meet
C
To the wounded and broken hearted
Bflat
To the ones no one would love
F
To the souls of those forgotten
C
He was the hands of God above
Chorus
C
Yes the man was a Jester
Bflat
And he danced a song of love
F
United with the Father
C G
One with God above
C
Of whom the world was not worthy
Bflat
No they did not understand
F
The message of the jester
C
Nor the method of the man
Verse 4
C
Now the days of the Jester
Bflat
Are drawing to a close
F
In some forgotten ward
C G
In a bed that no one knows
C
Bflat
As he draws his dying breath
F
To greet him with open arms
C
And take him to heaven’s rest
Chorus
C
Now the man is God’s Jester
Bflat
Dancing a song of love
F
In heaven with his Father
C G
One with God above
C
Of whom the world was not worthy
Bflat
Will they ever understand?
F
The message of the jester
C
And the method of the man
Verse 5
C
The message of the Jester
Bflat
Still lives in the hearts of men
F
As he’s laid to rest forever
C G
His crown is passed to them
C
To the wounded and broken hearted’
Bflat
To those no one else will love
F
To the souls of those forgotten
C
They’re now the hands of God above
Chorus
C
For They’ve become God’s Jesters
Bflat
And they dance a song of love
F
United with the Father
C G
One with God above
C
Of whom the world is not worthy
Bflat
Will they ever understand?
F
The message of God’s jesters
C
And the method of the man
