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Original Broadway Production (2011) The Book of Mormon: the Musical - Baptize Me Lyrics ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I\'m about to do it for the first time. And I\'m gonna do it with a girl! A special girl- Who makes my heart kind of flutter- Makes my eyes kind of blur- I can\'t believe I\'m about To baptize her! NABULUNGI: He will baptize me! He will hold me in his arms, And he will baptize me! Right in front of everyone And it will set me free- When he looks into my eyes. And he sees just how much I love being baptized... ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I\'m gonna baptize her! NABULUNGI: Baptize me! ELDER CUNNINGHAM: Bathe her in God\'s glory! And I will baptize her- NABULUNGI: I\'m ready. ELDER CUNNINGHAM: -With everything I got. And I\'ll make her beg for more, NABULUNGI: Oooh, ELDER CUNNINGHAM: As I wash her free of sin. And it\'ll be so good, She\'ll want me to ELDER CUNNINGHAM and NABULUNGI: Baptize her/me again. ELDER CUNNINGHAM: Excuse me, I\'m gonna need another minute! NABULUNGI: Never known a boy to gentle, One like him is hard to find. A special kind. Who makes my heart kind of flutter, Like a moth in a cocoon. I hope he gets to baptizin\' me soon! ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I\'m gonna baptize you. I\'m through with all my stalling. NABULUNGI: You\'re gonna baptize me. I\'m ready to let you do it. BOTH: And it will set us free. It\'s time to be immersed. And I\'m so happy you\'re About to be my first. ELDER CUNNINGHAM: Okay, you ready? NABULUNGI: I am ready. So... how do we do it? ELDER CUNNINGHAM: Well, I hold you like this- NABULUNGI: Yeah? ELDER CUNNINGHAM: And I lower you down- NABULUNGI: Yeah? ELDER CUNNINGHAM: And then I- (splash) I just baptized her! She got doused by Heavenly Father! I just baptized her good! NABULUNGI: You baptized me! ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I performed like a champ! NABULUNGI: I\'m wet with salvation! BOTH: We just went all the way! Praise be to God, I\'ll never forget this day... ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I baptized you! NABULUNGI: You baptized me! ELDER CUNNINGHAM: I gotcha good! NABULUNGI: Baptize me! ELDER CUNNINGHAM: You want it more, baby? NABULUNGI: Baptize me! I\'ll text you later. [Thanks to Maddie Cook for lyrics] Video: The Book of Mormon Baptize Me Lyrics Dim lights Buy from Amazon "The Book of Mormon" CD Read more The Book of Mormon Lyrics |
