3 GOD’S SONG (THAT'S WHY I LOVE MANKIND) Words and Music by RANDY NEWMAN Slow quiet blues shuffle J= 69 cm <___ * s F Moff (ad lib. blues style) Seth knew not why. For if the chil-dren of Is - rael we're s'posed to mul = t= ply God's Song-6-1 Prssoe (© 1972, 1975 WB MUSIC CORP (ASCAP) and RANDY NEWMAN MUSIC (ASCAP) [All ight on bef of RANDY NEWMAN Administered by WB MUSIC CORP A Rights Reservedwhy must an - asked the Lord ‘and the Lord said “Man means noth «ing: ~ poco rie he means less to me than the low -li-est cactus flow or the rp po 6 hum -bl = est yucca tre, Chas -es ‘round this des sere ‘cause he55 thinks that's where PU be. That's why I loveman - kind.” ‘from the foul-ness of thee, and Jrom the squal - or the filth ot et oF How we laugh up here in heav-en prayers you of - fer me wel —t TT& i That's why 1 love man = kind. Chris-tians and the Jews were hav-ing a jam - bo - ree; the Bud-dhist and the Hin - du joined on picked their four great est priests, and they be-gan to speak. They said, “Lord, a plague per pL Go's Song 6-4 Peoe0837 <—_* ison the world. The tem-ples that we built to you tum-bled in-to the sea Lord, if youwontakecare of us, won't you please, please let us be?” and 3 tp Pessonhow blind you must be “1 burn down your cit - ies; Por pe SS —— cm @ cm By Ab ca @ i ip a roe You all must be era-zy to put your. faith in me. ‘That's why 1 love man kind; you really need me. ‘That's why I love man ~ kind.” if ; : F : ze God's Song -6-6 Pease