The Song of the Cheerful (but slightly Sarcastic) Jesus (1905)
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I'm the queerest young fellow that ever was heard.My mother's a Jew; my father's a BirdWith Joseph the Joiner I cannot agreeSo 'Here's to Disciples and Calvary.'
If anyone thinks that I amn't divine,He gets no free drinks when I'm making the wineBut have to drink water and wish it were plainThat I make when the wine becomes water again.
My methods are new and are causing surprise:To make the blind see I throw dust in their eyesTo signify merely there must be a codIf the Commons will enter the Kingdom of God
Now you know I don't swim and you know I don't skateI came down to the ferry one day and was late.So I walked on the water and all cried, in faith!For a Jewman it's better than having to bathe.
Whenever I enter in triumph and passYou will find that my triumph is due to an ass(And public support is a grand sinecureWhen you once get the public to pity the poor.)
Then give up your cabin and ask them for breadAnd they'll give you a stone habitation insteadWith fine grounds to walk in and raincoat to wearAnd the Sheep will be naked before you'll go bare.
The more men are wretched the more you will ruleBut thunder out 'Sinner' to each bloody fool;For the Kingdom of God (that's within you) beginsWhen you once make a fellow acknowledge he sins.
Rebellion anticipates timely by 'Hope,'And stories of Judas and Peter the PopeAnd you'll find that you'll never be left in the lurchBy children of Sorrows and Mother the Church
Goodbye, now, goodbye, you are sure to be fedYou will come on My Grave when I rise from the DeadWhat's bred in the bone cannot fail me to flyAnd Olivet's breezy—Goodbye now Goodbye.
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