In the land

Of the Gadarenes,

There lived a man,

Who sure was mean.

He screamed and cried,

Both day and night.

He truly was,

An awful sight.

Wore no clothes.

Cut himself with stones.

A dark cemetery

Was his home.

They couldn’t bind him

Down with chains.

Possessed with devils.

Legion by name.

When Jesus came

To that place by the sea.

The Legion said,

“What do you want from me?”

Jesus commanded,

“Say your name.”

“Legion, for we are many,”

His voice came.

Jesu said “Leave him now,

Waste no time.”

“Can we enter

That heard of swine?”

Now Jesus heard

The spirit’s plea.

The pigs ran violently,

Into the sea.

Many from the city

Came out.

“What’s the commotion

All about?”

And now the man,

That was possessed,

Was in his right mind,

Fully dressed.

People weren’t sure

What happened that day.

Said to Jesus,

“You best go away.”

The man said,

“Jesus, I’ll go with you.”

But Jesus had something

For him to do.



“Go to your friends,

And neighbors too.

Tell them what God,

Has done for you.”

Now in our lives,

The devil tries to make way.

Tries to get,

God’s children to stray.

But the bible

Has instruction for me.

If I resist the devil,

He will flee.

But if you run with the devil,

Bear this in mind,

Sooner or later,

You end up smelling like swine.