In country, town or city
Some people can be found
Who spend their lives in grumbling
At ev’rything around;
O yes, they always grumble,
No matter what we say,
For these are chronic grumblers
And they grumble night and day.
They grumble when it’s raining,
They grumble when it’s dry,
And if the crops are failing,
They grumble and they sigh;
They grumble at low prices
And grumble when they’re high,
They grumble all the year ’round
And they grumble till they die.
They grumble at the preacher,
They grumble at his prayer,
They grumble at his preaching,
They grumble ev’rywhere;
They grumble at God’s people
And say ’tis all display:
But holy folks don’t grumble,
They have only time to pray.