Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Was a good friend of mine…
Singin' joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
Although the whimsical lyrics to this 1970’s hit by the Three Dog Night were probably only meant to be fun and even a little silly, they may indeed have real meaning for us. One interpretation is that the bullfrog represents the prophet Jeremiah from the Bible, and that the song represents God's desire to unite all people in happiness.
This may be a stretch, but the song still can give us hope in these troubling times.
How? Acts 16 describes how the jailer of Paul and Silas became suicidal when he thought that they had escaped. Paul and Silas did not escape, however, but instead “spoke the word of the Lord to him” (the jailer). Acts 16:34 sums up the story: “The jailer brought them into the house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God…”. He was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God.
Jesus says it this way as recorded in John 15:10-11: “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love…I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete”.
Joy to the World!
I Found Him…with a bullfrog in a ditch.