diff --git a/src/Faker/Provider/Lorem.php b/src/Faker/Provider/Lorem.php
index 4fb115dc..99e25d89 100644
--- a/src/Faker/Provider/Lorem.php
+++ b/src/Faker/Provider/Lorem.php
@@ -57,15 +57,16 @@ class Lorem extends \Faker\Provider\Base
 	 *
 	 * @example array('Lorem', 'ipsum', 'dolor')
 	 * @param integer $nb how many words to return
-	 * @return array
+	 * @param bool $asText if true the sentences are returned as one string
+	 * @return array|string
 	 */
-	public static function words($nb = 3)
+	public static function words($nb = 3, $asText = false)
 	{
 		$words = array();
 		for ($i=0; $i < $nb; $i++) {
 			$words []= static::word();
 		}
-		return $words;
+		return $asText ? join(' ', $words) : $words;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,15 +98,16 @@ class Lorem extends \Faker\Provider\Base
 	 *
 	 * @example array('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.', 'Consectetur adipisicing eli.')
 	 * @param integer $nb how many sentences to return
-	 * @return array
+	 * @param bool $asText if true the sentences are returned as one string
+	 * @return array|string
 	 */
-	public static function sentences($nb = 3)
+	public static function sentences($nb = 3, $asText = false)
 	{
 		$sentences = array();
 		for ($i=0; $i < $nb; $i++) {
 			$sentences []= static::sentence();
 		}
-		return $sentences;
+		return $asText ? join(' ', $sentences) : $sentences;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -134,15 +136,16 @@ class Lorem extends \Faker\Provider\Base
 	 *
 	 * @example array($paragraph1, $paragraph2, $paragraph3)
 	 * @param integer $nb how many paragraphs to return
-	 * @return array
+	 * @param bool $asText if true the paragraphs are returned as one string, separated by two newlines
+	 * @return array|string
 	 */
-	public static function paragraphs($nb = 3)
+	public static function paragraphs($nb = 3, $asText = false)
 	{
 		$paragraphs = array();
 		for ($i=0; $i < $nb; $i++) {
 			$paragraphs []= static::paragraph();
 		}
-		return $paragraphs;
+		return $asText ? join("\n\n", $paragraphs) : $paragraphs;
 	}
 
 	/**