Judas Unrepentant

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Venetian expertise, inspired by Titian

Which he modified, fine tuned along dutch lines

He's painting revenge

Embittered by lack of success, oh

[Verse 2]

With signature techniques, attention to details

And fine tell tale brushstrokes of badger and sable

Expressing contempt, oh

For greedy dealers getting rich at the artist's expense

[Chorus]

Infamous forger and restorer

Judas unrepentant

Branded a charming old lovable rogue

Judas unrepentant

Hey! (Judas unrepentant)

Hey! (Judas)

[Verse 3]

His time bombs are in place and anachronisms

Clues pointing to the truth if ever they are X-rayed

Wrote legends in lead white to trick the experts

And hoodwink, hoodwink the trained eye

[Chorus]

Infamous forger and restorer

Judas unrepentant

Branded a charming old lovable rogue

Judas unrepentant

Hey! (Judas unrepentant)

Hey! (Judas unrepentant)

[Post-Chorus]

Establishing provenance

Acquiring old frames with Christies numbers

Then paints a picture in the same style

Specialising in minor works by major artists

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

"All rise!"

Thirteen watercolours by Samuel Palmer

Have proven to be his undoing

And so he confesses, then he is arrested

Charged him with conspiracy to defraud

Years of chain smoking and breathing in fumes from restorations

The stress of the court case had taken its toll

His trial was halted due to ill health

[Pre-Chorus]

So now we can all buy real genuine fakes

(Ah, ah) That's posthumous fame, it's always the same

[Chorus]

Infamous forger and restorer

Judas unrepentant

Branded a charming old lovable rogue

Judas unrepentant

Feeling like Robin Hood, just as good

As Rembrandt or Titian

Hey! (Judas unrepentant)

Hey! (Judas unrepentant)

Judas unrepentant!

[Outro]