| B | A | |
| Everybody gathered where the | river |
| E | B | A | E | |
| runs | wider at the | edge of town |
| B | A | E | |
| To | see if that Eddy Lee | Vaughn bap | tism |
| B | A | E | |
| was | really gonna go d | own |
| B | A | |
| Folks bet hard-earned | money |
| E | B | A | E | |
| that | water wouldn't | change a thing |
| B | A | E | |
| They | set the odds at a | hundred to | one, |
| B | A | F# | |
| his | soul would never come c | lean |
| Then the preacher said people take a moment or two |
| F# | |
| There's something we need to do |
| Chorus: |
| (nothing) B |
| Pray for the fish, |
| A | E | |
| they won't | know what's | comin' |
| B | A | E | |
| when then | sins start rollin' off the | likes of | him |
| B | A | E | |
| Lord be with 'em they | ain't done | nothin' |
| B | |
| Please won't you leave 'em |
| A | E | F# | |
| just a | little bit of | room to | swim |
| (nothing) B |
| Pray for the fish |
| Verse 2: |
| B | |
| Well the | preacher ducked him under |
| A | E | B | A | E | |
| that | cool clear | water, then he | did it again |
| B | A | E | |
| Eddy came up yelling, "Oh | Lord in | Heaven, |
| B | A | E | |
| Halle | lujah, I'm a brand new | man" |
| B | |
| Well the | water got to bubblin' |
| A | E | |
| the | sky got to | rumblin', |
| B | A | E | |
| and the | thunder backed up the | choir |
| B | |
| The | fish started jumpin' |
| A | E | B | A | E | |
| it was | like they were | swimmin' in a | lake of fire |
| F# | |
| Then | Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd |
| F# | |
| and | started yellin' out loud |
| Chorus; |
| (nothing) B |
| Pray for the fish, |
| A | E | |
| they won't | know what's | comin' |
| B | A | E | |
| when the | sin starts rollin' off the | likes of | him |
| B | A | E | |
| Lord be with 'em, they | ain't done | nothin' |
| B | |
| Please won't you leave 'em, |
| A | E | F# | |
| just a | little bit of | room to | swim |
| (nothing) B |
| Pray for the fish |
| Tag: |
| E | |
| He said | everybody cross your fingers |
| F# | |
| and fold your | hands |
| E | F# | |
| P | ray for ole Eddy, but before we say A | men, |
| Chorus: |
| B | A | E | B | A | E | |
| Pray for the | fish |
| B | A | E | |
| Lord be with 'em they | ain't done | nothin' |
| B | |
| Please won't you leave 'em |
| A | E | F# | |
| just a | little bit of | room to | swim |
| (nothing) B A E B |
| Pray for the fish |
| A | E | B | A | E | B | A | |
| Lord, Pray | for the | fish |