Thirteen At The Table Song Lyrics and Chords by Jerry Lee Lewis
Thirteen At The Table
Recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis
Written by Blake Emmons
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Thirteen at the
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table to
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honor of the
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He broke the bread and He
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poured the blood red
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wine
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blessed the food and told them this would
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be His
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told them all to
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love their fellow
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The story starts
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where it was nearly
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ending
It's the
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greatest story told to all
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mankind
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took the only one on earth
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that ever
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really
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mattered
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we were through He
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had been cruci
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fie
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He was a carpenter who
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mended broken
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bodies
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here by our Creator's master
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plan
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walked this earth and he never ever
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tried to
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hurt
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another
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we were through He
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had been cruci
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Well they took Him from a
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cross to a
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Calvary
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Mary watched the stone by night and
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day
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angel came and told her on the
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third day
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He had
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watch neighbors
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cause He's coming back this
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way
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Waiting for the
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day of His re
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turning
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waiting for the dew to hit the
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ground
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never know just when it comes
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until it's all
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around
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He comes back
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aroun
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Well there'll be
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thirteen at the
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table to
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honor of the
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But He breaks the bread as He
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pours the blood red
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tells us once again that this will
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be His
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supper
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Will we ever learn to
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love our fellow
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Will we ever learn to
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love our fellow
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Thirteen At The Table?
- The song Thirteen At The Table was sang by Jerry Lee Lewis.
Who is Jerry Lee Lewis?
- Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American singer and pianist often known by his nickname the Killer. He has been described as "rock n' roll's first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century." A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to fame worldwide. He followed this with "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". However, his rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old cousin.
His popularity quickly eroded following the scandal and with few exceptions such as a cover of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say", he did not have much chart success in the early 1960s. His live performances at this time were increasingly wild and energetic. His 1964 live album Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is regarded by music journalists and fans as one of the wildest and greatest live rock albums ever. In 1968, Lewis made a transition into country music and had hits with songs such as "Another Place, Another Time". This reignited his career, and throughout the late 1960s and 1970s he regularly topped the country-western charts throughout his seven-decade career, Lewis has had 30 songs reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Country and Western Chart. His No. 1 country hits included "To Make Love Sweeter for You", "There Must Be More to Love Than This", "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" and "Me and Bobby McGee".
Lewis's successes continued throughout the decades and he embraced his rock and roll past with songs such as a cover of the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" and Mack Vickery's "Rockin' My Life Away". In the 21st century, Lewis continues to tour around the world and still releases new albums. His 2006 album Last Man Standing is his best-selling release to date, with over a million copies sold worldwide. This was followed by Mean Old Man in 2010, which has received some of the best sales of Lewis's career.
Lewis has a dozen gold records in both rock and country. He has won four Grammy awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In 1989, his life was chronicled in the movie Great Balls of Fire, starring Dennis Quaid. In 2003, Rolling Stone listed his box set All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology number 242 on their list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2004, they ranked him No. 24 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Lewis is the last surviving member of Sun Records' Million Dollar Quartet and the album Class of '55, which also included Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley.
Music critic Robert Christgau has said of Lewis: "His drive, his timing, his offhand vocal power, his unmistakable boogie-plus piano, and his absolute confidence in the face of the void make Jerry Lee the quintessential rock and roller."