Jesus & Elvis - Greg Brown

Jesus had some water, said «Wine'd be better yet».

Elvis picked up a guitar and made all women wet.

Elvis he died young — Jesus he died younger.

Elvis died of too much — Jesus died of hunger.

Jesus sang down through the ages: «Do like you’d have’em

Do you».

Elvis rocked the universe with be-bop-a-lu-la —

Now here they are on black velvet, in a parking lot in Missouri —

Rocking my soul with rock’n’roll, soulful harmony.

Jesus went back to heaven to be the King of Kings,

But I hear the King of Rock’n’Roll is still restlessly

Roaming.

Go on home to Jesus, El — he’s waiting there you’ll find.

You two can jam on old gospel songs — them are the best

Kind