Lyrics Who Would Jesus Bomb? - David Rovics

Who Would Jesus Bomb?

I’ve seen you in the markets
I’ve seen you in the streets
And at your political conventions
Talking of your crusade
Talking of your nation
And other things too terrible to mention
And you proclaim your Christianity
You proclaim your love of God
You talk of apple pie and Mom
I just got one question and I want an answer, tell me
Who would Jesus bomb?
Maybe Jesus would bomb the Syrians
'cause they’re not Jews like him
Maybe Jesus would bomb the Afghans
On some kind of vengeful whim
Maybe Jesus would drive an M-1 tank
And he would shoot Saddam
Who would Jesus bomb?
Yes, I’ve seen you on the TV
And on the battleships
I’ve seen you in a house up on the hill
And I’ve heard you talking about making the world safer
And about all the men you have to kill
And you speak so glibly about your civilization
And how you have the moral higher ground
While halfway around the world, your explosives smash the building
If you could only hear the sound
But maybe Jesus would sell land mines
And turn on his electric chair
Maybe Jesus would show no compassion
For his enemies in the lands way over there
Maybe Jesus would have flown the planes that killed the kids in Vietnam
Who would Jesus bomb?
Yes, I hear you shot with confidence
As you praise the Lord
And you talk about this God you know so well
You talk of armageddon
And your final victory
When all the evil forces go to Hell
Well, you best hope you’ve chosen wisely
On the right side of the Lord
And when you die your conscience it is clear
You’d best hope your atom bombs are better than the sword
At the time that your reckoning is here
I don’t think Jesus would send gunships into Bethlehem
Or jets to raze the town of Timorese
I don’t think Jesus would lend money to dictators
Or drive those SUV’s
And I don’t think Jesus would ever have dropped
A single ounce of napalm
So tell me, who would Jesus bomb?