Let's have christ for president.
Let us have him for our king.
Cast your vote for the carpenter
That you call the nazarene.
The only way we can ever beat
These crooked politician men
Is to run the money changers out of the temple
And put the carpenter in
O it's jesus christ for president
God above our king
With a job and a pension for young and old
We will make hallelujah ring
Every year we waste enough
To feed the ones who starve
We build our civilization up
And we shoot it down with wars
But with the carpenter on the seat
Away up in the capital town
The usa would be on the way prosperity bound!
This song, by Billy Bragg brings together the ideas of Jesus and Politics with Jesus and music. The singer states that having Jesus Christ for president is the only way to save our country from crooked politicians. This song portrays Jesus as a savior for the citizens of the US because the lyrics specifically state: "But with the carpenter on the seat...The usa would be on the way prosperity bound". This song was written by Woody Guthrie around 1998 but the lyrics still hold true for the beliefs of most Americans today. Guthrie also brings up ideas about Americans today, such as wastefulness, and suggests that we can all be saved and forgiven if we accept Christ as our savior and think of him as our King.
Let us have him for our king.
Cast your vote for the carpenter
That you call the nazarene.
The only way we can ever beat
These crooked politician men
Is to run the money changers out of the temple
And put the carpenter in
O it's jesus christ for president
God above our king
With a job and a pension for young and old
We will make hallelujah ring
Every year we waste enough
To feed the ones who starve
We build our civilization up
And we shoot it down with wars
But with the carpenter on the seat
Away up in the capital town
The usa would be on the way prosperity bound!
This song, by Billy Bragg brings together the ideas of Jesus and Politics with Jesus and music. The singer states that having Jesus Christ for president is the only way to save our country from crooked politicians. This song portrays Jesus as a savior for the citizens of the US because the lyrics specifically state: "But with the carpenter on the seat...The usa would be on the way prosperity bound". This song was written by Woody Guthrie around 1998 but the lyrics still hold true for the beliefs of most Americans today. Guthrie also brings up ideas about Americans today, such as wastefulness, and suggests that we can all be saved and forgiven if we accept Christ as our savior and think of him as our King.
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