Song Of David Lyrics - The Statler Brothers

David, son of Jesse 

Shepherd to his father's sheep 

Played the harp when Saul got weary 

Rocked the giant till he was fast asleep 

People prayed when Saul killed thousands 

When David killed ten thousand, they cheered 

And all that noise made Saul angry 

And the shepherd was on the lam for years 

David was a man down in Israel 

Fighter, lover, shepherd, king, outlaw 

And through it all God loved him and forgave him 

David, the man who'd done it all 

Bathsheba wife of Uriah 

Took a bath under David's watchful eye 

He fell in love and took her body 

Then he sent Uriah out to die 

He was weak, like you and I are 

And as a sinner David did his part 

But God said, "This man David 

Is a man after My own heart" 

David was a man down in Israel 

Fighter, lover, shepherd, king, outlaw 

And through it all God loved him and forgave him 

David, the man who'd done it all 

Ah David, the man who'd done it all