I Cannot Come To The Banquet chords by Traditional

[Chorus]
         E
I cannot come!
         A                          E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
       B                      E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
       A                            E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
     B                         E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 1]
          A                   E
A certain man held a feast on wide estate in town.
   B                        E
He laid a festive table, He wore a wedding gown,
   A                           E
He sent out invitations to his neighbors far and wide,
    B                               E
But when the meal was ready each of them replied:

[Chorus]
         E
I cannot come!
         A                          E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
       B                      E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
       A                            E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
     B                         E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 2]
           A                       E
The master rose up in anger called his servants by name;
       B                           E
Said, "Go into the town; fetch the blind and the lame.
      A                          E
Fetch the peasant and the pauper for this I have willed:
   B                                     E
My banquet must be crowded, and my table must be filled."


[Chorus]
         E
I cannot come!
         A                          E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
       B                      E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
       A                            E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
     B                         E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 3]
             A                            E
When all the poor had assembled there was still room to spare,
       B                    E
So the master demanded, "Go search everywhere;
           A                             E
Search the highways and the by ways, and force them to come in
   B                               E
My table must be filled before the banquet can begin."


[Chorus]
         E
I cannot come!
         A                          E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
       B                      E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
       A                            E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
     B                         E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 4]
            A                        E
Now God has written a lesson for the rest of mankind;
   B                             E
If we are slow in responding, He may leave us behind.
      A                      E
He's preparing a banquet for that great and glorious day,
         B                                    E
When the Lord and Master calls us, be certain not to say:


[Chorus]
         E
I cannot come!
         A                          E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
       B                      E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
       A                            E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
     B                         E