Once upon a time in a distant land Far beyond the sea where there lived no man Or woman - in fact, lo and behold The oldest person there was only 12 years old Because all the grown-ups had washed away in a flood One town in particular there was called Mud Because every sister, cousin, and brother From head to toe, in mud they were covered But anyway, in this town called Mud There lived a little girl named Penelope Judd Now Penelope was a very sad, sad girl Because she was living in a bad, bad world Where kid teased each other and acted really mean They lied, cheated, and stole and their speech was obscene With no grown-ups around, nobody was really wise So every kid did what was right in their own eyes Penelope would cry - like every single day No matter what she did, the tears wouldn’t go away But deep down in her heart, she hoped it would get better Because of what her grandpa had written in a letter He said, “Penelope, it’s great news that I bring On the mountain top there lives a great King The King has a Son, and being a proud Father He’s going to throw the Prince a huge party in His honor But the good part - and I hope it gets you excited Penelope Judd, you’re officially invited! He’s sending a Dove - He’ll tell you all you need to know Just have your bags packed and be ready to go” It had been such a long time Penelope was waiting She wondered if the letter was true or just faking But one day she was playing outside And to her great surprise, the Dove had arrived! He said: [Hook 1:] Off we go with no delay Don’t let nobody try to make you stay We’re gonna see the King, we're on our way And all the old things gonna pass away [Hook 1 Repeated: Epiphany Kidz] The Dove told her that He was sent by the King If she wanted to go, she had to run and grab her things Penelope said, “OK. I’ll be right back!” Ran into the house and came back out with her knapsack The Dove said, “Penelope, the party is in a day Stay alert, follow me and I’ll lead the way” So as He flew and Penelope walked the path She waived good-bye to her friends and they started to laugh They said that she was silly for following the Dove Just to go to some stupid party up above Penelope and the Dove continued on their way But then she got sad, because part of her wanted to stay But then she thought to herself, “Why would I want to stay? Because all they do is play in the mud all day And while they’re doing that, I’m gonna see the King!” It made Penelope so happy, she started to sing She said