Balaam Don Francisco

Balaam was a prophet about the time
That Moses was coming through
And every now and again God'd speak to him
And tell him what to say and do
He had a reputation in all those parts
For bein' on the line of power
And when Moab's king heard Moses was comin'
He called him in his needy hour

He said, "Balaam come and curse these Israelites
If you do, I believe I could beat 'em in a fight"
But when Balaam asked the Lord
The Lord said, "Balaam don't you go
Israel is blessed by Me
Don't you go mess up My show"
But Balaam's head was turned
By the money he could earn
So he saddled up his donkey anyway

Balaam and his servants hurried off
For the King of Moab's castle
But they hadn't gone very far down the road
When the whole trip became a hassle
Because the donkey ran off across a field
Then she nearly broke Balaam's ankle
But when she lay right down and wouldn't get up
Balaam got a little more than rankled