[Verse 1]
Give us this day our daily dose of faux affliction
Forgive us our
I am a new-wave gospel sharp, you'll be thy witness
So, gentlemen, if you're gonna preach
For God sake, preach with conviction!
[Chorus]
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move
[Post-Chorus]
Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights!
...We sure are in for a show tonight!
[Verse 2]
In this little number, we're graced by two displays of character
We've got the gunslinger extraordinaire, walking a contradiction
I, for one, can see no blood
On the hearts and the wrists you allegedly slit
And I, for one, won't stand for this
If this scene were a parish, you'd all be condemned
[Chorus]
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, we'll sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? So don't, don't, don't you move
[Post-Chorus]
Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights
We sure are in for a show tonight!
Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights!
We sure are in for a show tonight!
Stay where I can see you, douse the lights!
[Interlude]
La-da-da, da-da-da-da
Na-na-na-na, -da-da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da-da
[Chorus]
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, we'll sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you mean it? Said, don't you move
Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning
Come, congregation, we'll sing it like you mean it
No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Said, don't you move
Don't you move, don't you move... strike up the band!
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