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Have You Heard the One About the Rabbi and the Priest?
I can take a joke if I listen carefully
But you know how hard listening can be
I tuned out but the seventh paragraph
Was so damned funny that I forgot to laugh
Replay the punch-line, that much at least
Have you heard the one about the rabbi and the priest?
Two pious prelates walk into a bar
Conscious of how fortunate they are
They abandoned me and my questions in the street
I am what I am but they are what they eat
The Body of Christ is a complicated feast
Have you heard the one about the rabbi and the priest?
No laughing matters, not anymore
Even the rich are sick of being poor
Who has the money and where did it go?
Bring me the head of the last CEO
The piper's been paid and the palms have all been greased
Have you heard the one about the rabbi and the priest?
Ancient tradition, Judeo-Christian ritual comedy
Stand up and intone, hellfire and brimstone Are you afraid of me?
The checks are in the mail and the troops are on the ground
The Emerald Forest is wired for sound
Last night a tree fell and I listened in
You never heard such a monumental din
My ears are blue and beauty is a beast
Have you heard the one about the rabbi and the priest? |
