
Canons of Christianity Phil Ochs
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The other night a voice came to me
Turned out it was God
He said "Ochs wake up, this is God here, over"
I said, "You're putting me on of course Dylan."
So he did a few tricks
He moved the bed back and forth
Trembling I asked, "What is it you want O Lord?"
He said, "Well, frankly, Phil, I went downtown the other day
Saw The Greatest Story Ever Told
Couldn't believe it
It's gone too far
Something must be done about Christianity."
Then woof, in a puff of smoke he disappeared
The next morning I woke up, had a few drinks
Realized it was all true
And decided to do something about Christianity
But what could I do, me, a poor humble boy from the sticks?
Then, I remembered I was a songwriter - ah-hah!
So I sat down with pen in hand, over my typewriter
Ended up writing this next song
Which is a hymn about Christianity
Actually an anti-hymn, the first anti-hymn folks
The other night a voice came to me
Turned out it was God
He said "Ochs wake up, this is God here, over"
I said, "You're putting me on of course Dylan."
So he did a few tricks
He moved the bed back and forth
Trembling I asked, "What is it you want O Lord?"
He said, "Well, frankly, Phil, I went downtown the other day
Saw The Greatest Story Ever Told
Couldn't believe it
It's gone too far
Something must be done about Christianity."
Then woof, in a puff of smoke he disappeared
The next morning I woke up, had a few drinks
Realized it was all true
And decided to do something about Christianity
But what could I do, me, a poor humble boy from the sticks?
Then, I remembered I was a songwriter - ah-hah!
So I sat down with pen in hand, over my typewriter
Ended up writing this next song
Which is a hymn about Christianity
Actually an anti-hymn, the first anti-hymn folks
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