Well, he might not have actually eaten a bug, but the commercials did show him standing upon his head ‘til his ears were turnin’ red.
I remember one moment on his show very well. Some caller had asked why God was not helping him in a particular situation, Gene rsponded: “Ya wanna know why?..It’s 'cause you pissed him off, that’s why.” Then he sat back with that sly smile of his and took a few satisfied puffs off his cigar. I never knew what he was all about, but the guy certainly was a character.
Actually, the Gospel Quartet didn’t sing it every night. Doc Scott just played the same ancient tape over & over & over again.
The song is “I want to know” and the lyrics are down on this site http://members.aol.com/X288FILES/scott.html
including the MYSTERY line that Doc said not even Quartet member Jake Hess
knew what he was singing.
(Btw, Jake, who also toured with the Gaither Homecoming, passed away just a
couple years ago.)
Oops!
That was just the chorus!
Here are the lyrics to the whole song, entitled WHEN JESUS COMES.