The Jesus must die

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.