[Verse 1]
God sent Jonah to the Nineveh land
He didn't obey my Lord's command
The wind blew the ship from shore to shore
The whale swallowed Jonah and he was no more

[Chorus]
Oh run, (You better) run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run

[Verse 2]
God called Moses to the mountain top
Stamped His law on Moses' heart
Put His commandments in his mind
Said "Moses, don't you leave my lambs behind"

[Chorus]
Oh run, (You better) run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run

[Verse 3]
Read about Sampson from his birth
He was the strongest man on Earth
Lived a-way back in the ancient times
And killed about a thousand Philistines

[Chorus]
Oh run, (You better) run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run
[Verse 4]
Now Daniel was a Hebrew child
He went to pray to his Lord a while
The king at once for Daniel did send
And he put him right down in the lions' den

[Chorus]
Oh run, (You better) run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run, run, run, oh run
You better run to the city of refuge
You better run