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Christ for President Lyrics — Billy Bragg | Dork

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Billy Bragg
Christ for President Lyrics

Lyrics

Christ for President

1998

Written by Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Woody Guthrie

Produced by Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz, Wilco

Lyrics

Christ for President

[Verse 1] Let's have Christ our president Let us have him for our king Cast your vote for the Carpenter That they call the Nazarene [Verse 2] The only way they can ever beat These crooked politician men Is to cast the moneychangers out of the temple Put the Carpenter in [Verse 3] Oh it's Jesus Christ, our president God above our king With a job and a pension for young and old We will make hallelujah ring [Verse 4] Every year we waste enough To feed the ones who starve We build our civilization up And we shoot it down with wars [Verse 5] But with the Carpenter on the seat Way up in the capitol town The USA, be on the way Prosperity bound

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About this track

"Christ for President" is a song by Billy Bragg, released in 1998. The song was written by Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Woody Guthrie. It was produced by Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz, Wilco.

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John Stirratt— 190 credits as songwriter →
Billy Bragg— 234 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jeff Tweedy— 1,125 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jay Bennett— 252 credits as songwriter →
John Stirratt— 190 credits as songwriter →
Jay Bennett— 252 credits as songwriter →
Ken Coomer— 94 credits as songwriter →

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