There's a light
00:01
on yonder mountain
00:03
And it's callin' me to shine
00:06
There's a girl
00:13
over by the water fountain
00:14
And she's askin' to be mine
00:19
And Jesus is standing in the doorway
00:24
In a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
00:30
Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City
00:36
'Cause there's just too many outlaws
00:42
Tryin' to work the same line"
00:45
Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
00:58
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
01:04
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
01:10
There's still too many bad boys
01:16
Tryin' to work the same line
01:19
Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
01:28
With a nickel she'll give ya whiskey
01:34
And a personally blessed balloon
01:37
And the Holy Ghost is the host with the most
01:40
He runs the burlesque show
01:44
Where they'll let you in for free
01:46
And they hit you when you go
01:50
Mary's serving Mass on Sunday
01:52
And she sells her body on Monday
01:56
To the bootlegger who paid the highest price
01:59
But he don't know he got stuck with a loser
02:03
She's a stone junkie, what's more she's a user
02:07
She's only been made once or twice
02:11
By some kind of magic
02:15
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
02:19
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
02:25
And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
02:31
There's still too many outlaws
02:37
Tryin' to work the same line
02:40
Well things ain't been the same in heaven
02:52
Since big bad Bobby came to town
02:56
He's been known to down eleven
02:59
Then ask for another round
03:03
Me, I got scabs on my knees
03:06
From kneeling way too long
03:08
It's about time I played the man
03:11
Took a stand where I belong
03:14
Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times
03:17
There's just too many new boys
03:22
Tryin' to work the same line
03:25
Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
03:33
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
03:39
And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
03:45
There's just too many outlaws
03:51
Tryin' to work the same line
03:54
Well there's a light
04:00
On yonder mountain
04:02
And it's callin' me to shine
04:06
There's a girl
04:12
Over by the water fountain
04:14
And she's askin' to be mine
04:18
Jesus is standing in the doorway
04:24
Six-guns drawn, and ready to fan
04:29
Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City"
04:35
Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
04:40
If Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
04:52
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
04:58
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
05:04
There's still too many bad boys
05:10
Tryin' to work the same line
05:13
If Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
05:16
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
05:23
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
05:28
There's still too many bad boys
05:34
Tryin' to work the same line
05:37
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
There's a light
on yonder mountain
And it's callin' me to shine
There's a girl
over by the water fountain
And she's askin' to be mine
And Jesus is standing in the doorway
In a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City
'Cause there's just too many outlaws
Tryin' to work the same line"
Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys
Tryin' to work the same line
Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
With a nickel she'll give ya whiskey
And a personally blessed balloon
And the Holy Ghost is the host with the most
He runs the burlesque show
Where they'll let you in for free
And they hit you when you go
Mary's serving Mass on Sunday
And she sells her body on Monday
To the bootlegger who paid the highest price
But he don't know he got stuck with a loser
She's a stone junkie, what's more she's a user
She's only been made once or twice
By some kind of magic
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many outlaws
Tryin' to work the same line
Well things ain't been the same in heaven
Since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven
Then ask for another round
Me, I got scabs on my knees
From kneeling way too long
It's about time I played the man
Took a stand where I belong
Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times
There's just too many new boys
Tryin' to work the same line
Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's just too many outlaws
Tryin' to work the same line
Well there's a light
On yonder mountain
And it's callin' me to shine
There's a girl
Over by the water fountain
And she's askin' to be mine
Jesus is standing in the doorway
Six-guns drawn, and ready to fan
Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City"
Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
If Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys
Tryin' to work the same line
If Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys
Tryin' to work the same line
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