Chorus: Excuses, Excuses You hear them everyday Now the devil he'll supply them if in church you stay away When people come to worship God, the devil always loses So to keep those folks away from church, he offers them excuses Well in the summer it's too hot In the winter it's too cold In the springtime when the weather's just right, you find some place else to go Well it's up to the mountains or down to the beach or to visit some old friend Or just stay home and kind relax and hope some of the kid folks start droppin' in Well those church benches; they're too hard And that song leader's way too loud Well you know how nervous you get when you're sittin' in a great big crowd Now the doctor told you to watch them crowds, they'll set you back But you go to that ol' ball game 'cause they say it helps you to relax Well a headache Sunday morning And a backache Sunday night But by work time Monday morning, you're feeling quite all right Well one of the children has a cold, pneumonia do you suppose? Why, the whole family has to stay home! (Just to blow that poor kid's nose) Repeat Chorus (x2) To keep those folks away from church, he offers them excuses!
https://primoaccordo.net/hymns/excuses.htm