Jesus Christ S.R.O. - Tom Paxton

Jesus, you’re making it big on Broadway

Gosh, it’s good to see your name in lights

Singing them rock and roll songs, by golly

Bet you, you learned them from Buddy Holly

I bet you kept the Heavenly Choir up late at night

A-picking up a back beat

Jesus, you’re S.R.O.

on Broadway

Told us you’d be back, but what do you know

A-wop bop a loo-bop, a-wop bam boom

Rolled the stone back from the tomb

And out came Jesus, starring in a Broadway show

Jesus, we needed you here on Broadway

Business wasn’t so good till you came through

Cecil DeMille made a bundle with you

But he never knew that you could boogaloo

Now let me tell you what we’re gonna do — for you

We’ll put you on a T-shirt

Jesus, you’re a very hot ticket on Broadway

Always knew you’d make it big somehow

A-wop bop a loo-bop, a-wop bam boom

All you ever needed was a couple good tunes

Jesus, I bet your Daddy’s proud of you now

Jesus loves me, this I know

Gave me house seats to his show

Oh, when the cash starts rolling in

Oh, when the cash starts rolling in

Aren’t you glad you signed up the Saviour

When the cash starts rolling in

Woh, glory to the box office

Jesus, you’re really the toast of Broadway

Spreading peace and joy on the old White Way

This time around you’re a little bit looser

All you ever needed was the right producer

Someone who could tell the Saviour what to say

A-be a-bop a-lula

Jesus, you’re the biggest star on Broadway

And what a proper superstar you look

A golden oldie, a blast from the past

It’s great to see that you’ve come back at last

And someday I just have to read the book