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Samson and Delilah Puppet Skit: That Samson-Man!
Abby Rosser
North Boulevard Church of Christ
Murfreesboro, TN

Characters:
Samson
Delilah
Philistine man
Narrator

Props:
Wig for Samson
Scissors
Strings
Ropes
Loom

(Samson appears. He flexes his muscles, etc during the introduction.)

Narrator: There was a judge who ruled Israel land.
His name was Samson—and what a man!
He was the strongest and the best,
But God would put him to the test.
“Not a razor should touch his head,
If he wants to stay strong,” an angel had said.
So his hair grew long as did his list
Of foes among the land of Philist

(Samson exits.)

Narrator: And that is where we pick up this real tale
With a Philistine Man and a tricky female

(Philistine man paces back and forth)

Philistine Man: That Samson-Man! That Samson-Man!
I do not like that Samson-Man!
I do not like his legs and arms,
His bulging muscles do us harm!
I will fool him with a tricky girl,
With long eyelashes and bouncing curls!

(Delilah appears.)

Narrator: Delilah was the woman’s name
And she would be the one to tame
This Hebrew man with the long black mane.

(Philstine man exits.)

(Samson appears.)

Delilah: Samson, Samson, tell me, dear!
Whisper right into my ear.
Where do you get all your might?
Why can no one beat you in a fight?

Samson: Delilah, darling, I’ll tell you, hon.
I’ll tell you what’ll make me as weak as anyone.
Take seven strings that have not been dried
And tie me like I’ve never been tied.
Surely, you don’t think I’d lie!

(Samson lies down to sleep.)

(Delilah takes strings and “ties” him up.)

(The Philistine rushes in.)

Delilah: Samson! Samson! Wake up, dear!
The Philistines are, right now, quite near!
The Philistines are quite near, I fear!

(Samson stands and easily shakes off the strings.)

(The Philistine turns and sadly walks away.)

Delilah: Samson, Samson, tell me, dear!
Whisper right into my ear.
Where do you get all your might?
Why can no one beat you in a fight?

Samson: Delilah, darling, I’ll tell you, hon.
I’ll tell you what’ll make me as weak as anyone.
If I were tied up with brand-new ropes
Then to capture me there’d be a hope.
You see? There’s no reason to mope!

(Samson lies down to sleep.)

(Delilah takes ropes and “ties” him up.)

(The Philistine rushes in.)

Delilah: Samson! Samson! Wake up, dear!
The Philistines are, right now, quite near!
The Philistines are quite near, I fear!

(Samson stands and easily shakes off the ropes.)

(The Philistine turns and sadly walks away.)

Delilah: Samson, Samson, tell me, dear!
Whisper right into my ear.
Where do you get all your might?
Why can no one beat you in a fight?

Samson: Delilah, darling, I’ll tell you, hon.
I’ll tell you what’ll make me as weak as anyone.
If you were to weave my hair on your loom
Then someone could storm right in this room
Honestly! You don’t have to fume!

(Samson lies down to sleep.)

(Delilah takes “weaves” his hair on the loom.)

(The Philistine rushes in.)

Delilah: Samson! Samson! Wake up, dear!
The Philistines are, right now, quite near!
The Philistines are quite near, I fear!

(Samson stands and easily pulls his hair out.)

(The Philistine turns and sadly walks away.)

Delilah: You Samson-Man! You Samson-Man!
I do not like you, Samson-Man!
You have teased me all you can!
You’re a mean, mean man, you Samson-Man!

You cannot be tied up with strings!
Even the wet ones that I bring!
You cannot be tied up with ropes!
Now I feel like such a dope!
You cannot be stopped with a loom!
What is the answer to your doom?

I am mad, yes, quite irate!
You’d better fess up, or you’ll have no date!
Loneliness will be your fate!

Samson: Alright, Delilah! I’ve heard enough!
Your nagging can be unbearable stuff!
There’s only so much that I can stand.
I’ll tell you why I’m the strongest man.
I knew from birth that it was not right,
To cut my hair and lose my might.
That is the reason for my power
My secret is—I’m a Nazarite Vow-er.
With no hair, my strength would leave me,
Now, you surely must believe me!

(Samson lies down to sleep.)

(Delilah “cuts” his hair. Remove the wig.)

(The Philistine rushes in.)

Delilah: Samson! Samson! Wake up, dear!
The Philistines are, right now, quite near!
The Philistines are quite near, I fear!

(Samson stands and the easily Philistine pulls him away.)

Narrator: When he woke up, Samson thought,
“I will do as before and not get caught.”
But he didn’t see that the Lord was gone.
The Philistine men had finally won.

(Samson, Delilah, and the Philistine exit.)

Narrator: So the Philistines captured him and made him blind.
They took him to Gaza—with chains did they bind.
They said, “Your prison job? Here’s the grain, now grind!”
As his hair grew back, a new strength did he find.
And he pulled down the temple pillars while they dined.

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