Down Among the Bushes of Jerusalem-The Irish Rovers

[ti:Down Among the Bushes of Jerusalem] [ar:The Irish Rovers] [al:Another Round] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Down Among the Bushes of Jerusalem - The Irish Rovers [00:08.41]Come listen gentle Christians [00:10.14]And you Jews and Gentiles too [00:12.48]And all denominations [00:14.77]A song I sing to you [00:16.78]It's all about a young man [00:18.89]A rebel through and through [00:21.09]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [00:25.53]Jerusalem Jerusalem [00:29.63]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [00:33.64] [00:41.68]Born of honest parents and below a shining star [00:45.73]The word went 'round the country [00:47.85]And they came from near and far [00:50.11]The royal family worried [00:51.92]He might undermine their power [00:54.37]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [00:58.21] [00:59.52]They slaughtered all the children [01:01.52]Every one that they could find [01:04.14]Just that they be sure that [01:05.87]They would kill the rebel child [01:08.05]But somehow he deceived them [01:10.26]All the soldiers fierce and wild [01:12.59]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [01:16.80]Jerusalem Jerusalem [01:21.14]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [01:25.13] [01:32.86]He grew into a strapping lad [01:35.01]And helped around the home [01:37.08]But voices they kept calling [01:39.18]And he was inclined to roam [01:41.30]The losers and boozers [01:43.34]He would count among his own [01:45.65]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [01:49.52] [01:50.89]As far as I can see you see the Pharisee did say [01:54.65] [01:55.29]You know your Bible fairly well [01:57.33]You'll make a priest someday [01:59.47]But you'd better tow the line [02:01.20]Me boy or there'll be hell to pay [02:03.79]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [02:08.05]Jerusalem Jerusalem [02:12.43]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [02:16.47] [02:24.27]He met the Mary Magdalen [02:26.30]A lovely girl was she [02:28.40]O look who's comin' now [02:29.76]They said the girl of no degree [02:32.64]I'd rather have her near to me [02:34.74]More than your hypocrisy [02:37.04]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [02:40.95] [02:42.32]He went into the churches [02:44.51]And he saw the shining gold [02:46.55]And people there were starvin' [02:48.59]Of the hunger and the cold [02:50.84]He talked about injustice [02:52.91]Just be careful he was told [02:55.19]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [02:59.38]Jerusalem Jerusalem [03:03.77]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [03:07.46] [03:32.68]Now if you are a rebel and no Judas [03:35.35]He did say [03:36.17] [03:36.77]Come burn the Roman empire down [03:38.80]We'll change the flag today [03:41.06]It's the human heart I'm changing [03:42.91]This young rebel he did say [03:45.25]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [03:49.60]We're taking him to Calvary [03:51.54]It's easier you see [03:53.85]Than try and turn the other cheek [03:56.03]And love thine enemy [03:58.26]We're loyal to our own crowd [04:00.24]To our scribes and pharisee [04:02.48]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [04:06.76]Jerusalem Jerusalem [04:11.15]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem [04:15.27]Jerusalem Jerusalem [04:19.60]Down among the bushes of Jerusalem