Jerusalem, Sunday

Jerusalem, Sunday
Priest 1 Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you
         The pharisees and priests are here for you
Caiaphas Oh, gentlemen - you know why we are here
         We've not much time and quite a problem here
Mob (outside) Hosanna! Superstar!
Annas    Listen to that holdin mob of blockheads
                                        in the street!
         trick or two with lepers and the whole town's
                                        on it's feet
All      He's dangerous!
Mob (outside) Jesus Christ superstar
              Tell us that you're who they say you are
All      He's dangerous!
Priest 2 The man is in town right now to whip
                                          up some support
Priest 3 rabble rousin mission that I think
                                          we must abort
All      He's dangerous!
Mob (outside) Jesus Christ superstar
All      He's dangerous!
Priest 2 Look Caiaphas - they're right outside our yard!
Priest 3 Quick Caiaphas - go call the roman guard
Caiaphas No wait! We need a more permanent
         Solution to our problem here
Annas    What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth
         Miracle of wonderman - hero of fools?
Priest 3 No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans
Caiaphas One thing I'll say for him - Jesus is cool
Annas    We dare not leave him to his own devices
         His half-witted fans will get out of control
Priest 3 But how can we stop him? His glamour increases
         By leaps every minute - he's top of the poll
Caiaphas I see bad thing arisin - the crowd crown him king
         Which the romans would ban
         I see blood and destruction our elimination
                                        because of one man
         Blood and Destruction because of one man
All      Because, because, because of one man
Caiaphas Our elimination because of one man
All      Because of one 'cause of one 'cause of one man
Priest 3 What then to do about this jesusmania?
Annas    How do we deal with the carpener king?
Priest 3 Where do we start with a man, who is bigger
         Than John was when John did his baptism thing?
Caiaphas Fools! You have no perception!
         The stakes we are gamblin are frighteningly high
         We must crush him completly -
         So like John before him, this Jesus must die
         For the sake of the nation this Jesus must die
All      Must die, must die, this Jesus must die
Caiaphas So like John before him, this Jesus must die
All      Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must,
         Jesus must die.