Everybody gathered where the river
runs wider at the edge of town
To see if that Eddy Lee Vaughn baptism
was really gonna go down
Folks bet hard-earned money
that water wouldn't change a thing
They set the odds at a hundred to one,
his soul would never come clean
Then the preacher said people take a moment or two
There's something we need to do
Pray for the fish,
they won't know what's comin'
when then sins start rollin' off the likes of him
Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin'
Please won't you leave 'em
just a little bit of room to swim
Pray for the fish
Well the preacher ducked him under
that cool clear water, then he did it again
Eddy came up yelling, "Oh Lord in Heaven,
Hallelujah, I'm a brand new man"
Well the water got to bubblin'
the sky got to rumblin',
and the thunder backed up the choir
The fish started jumpin'
it was like they were swimmin' in a lake of fire
Then Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd
and started yellin' out loud
Chorus;
Pray for the fish,
they won't know what's comin'
when the sin starts rollin' off the likes of him
Lord be with 'em, they ain't done nothin'
Please won't you leave 'em,
just a little bit of room to swim
Pray for the fish
He said everybody cross your fingers
and fold your hands
Pray for ole Eddy, but before we say Amen,
Pray for the fish
Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin'
Please won't you leave 'em
just a little bit of room to swim
Pray for the fish
Lord, Pray for the fish