Words by Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson
\nMusic: Oh, Susanna (Public Domain)<\/p>\n
For years I sat in heaven and nobody bothered me
\nParadise was easy lounging for eternity.
\nThen from out of nowhere came a very strange request
\nand since the day I answered it, I’ve not had time to rest (it said)<\/p>\n
Oh St. Joseph! I implore thy aid
\nI’m trying to sell my home and I’ve had no luck I’m afraid<\/p>\n
I became a salesman, a man of real estate.
\nHelping people sell their homes was easy for this saint.
\nthen the sellers figured they’d have a better time
\nIf I was buried upside down their chances soon would climb<\/p>\n
It’s hard to get your sales up when you can’t see the home.
\nI’m stuck here in someone’s front yard where worms and gophers roam.
\nI asked my friend St. Anthony to pull me from the ground,
\nbut he’s been swamped since he became the saint for lost and found.<\/p>\n
For years I sat in heaven till they called me down to earth. \u00a9 2009, Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Words by Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson Music: Oh, Susanna (Public Domain) For years I sat in heaven and nobody bothered me Paradise was easy lounging for eternity. Then from out of nowhere came a very strange request and since the day I answered it, I’ve not had time to rest (it said) Oh St.…<\/p>\n
\nEven though I’m busy now, I guess it could be worse.
\nSome saints have bigger problems I really must admit
\nFor instance Saint Goncalo<\/a> patron of the teenage zit.<\/p>\n