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Use A− / A+ to adjust text sizeIf I Was The Priest
There's a light on yonder mountainand it's calling me to shineThere's a girl over by the water fountainand she's asking to be mineAnd Jesus is standing in the doorwayin a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fineHe says, "We need you son tonight up in Dodge City'Cause there's just too many outlawstrying to work the same line"Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thiefIf Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo lineThere's still too many bad boys trying to work the same lineWell sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloonWell for a nickel she'll give you whiskeyand a personally blessed balloonAnd the Holy Ghost is the host with the mosthe runs the burlesque showWhere they'll let you in for free and they hit you when you goMary serving Mass on Sundayand she sells her body on MondayTo the bootlegger who paid the highest priceHe don't know he got stuck with a losershe's stone junkie what's more she's a userShe's only been made once or twice by some kind of magicIf Jesus was a sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thiefAnd Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo lineThere's still too many outlaws trying to work the same lineWell things ain't been the same in heavensince big bad Bobby came to townHe's been known to down eleven, then ask for another roundMe I've got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too longIt's about time I played the man, took a stand where I belongAnd I forget about the old friends and the old timesThere's just too many new boys trying to work the same lineWell if Jesus was a sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thiefAnd Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo lineThere's just too many outlaws trying to work the same lineWell there's a light on yonder mountainand it's calling me to shineThere's a girl over by the water fountain'cause she's asking to be mineJesus is standing in the doorwaysix gun drawn and ready to fanSaid, "We need you tonight son up in Dodge City"Told him I was already overdue for CheyenneIf Jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thiefAnd Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo lineThere's still too many bad boys trying to work the same lineIf Jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thiefAnd Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo lineThere's still too many bad boys trying to work the same lineIf Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest
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