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Song Parodies -> "Why, Pilate?"
Original Song Title:
"Sky Pilot"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Animals
Parody Song Title:
"Why, Pilate?"
Parody Written by:
The Comedian
The Lyrics
He quizzes a man, a famous rabbi
Who tells him of peace and his power from on high
He doesn't listen or understand
Still he's strangely daunted by that good holy man...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
He smiles at Roman soldiers
Tells them it's all right
To torture and spear that laconic rabbi
Soon there'll be blood from whip's lashing sting
Unseen to soldiers, weeping angels sing...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
He mumbles a curse and it ends sounding vile
The order is given
They strip the rabbi
And then violently they will flagellate
'Til the rabbi is bleeding from soldiers' hate...
As the rabbi returns to the Stone Pavement zone
Pilate feels fear, his gods have left him alone
He feels tired, and he prays in his head
But Olympus is silent, all its gods are now dead...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
You soldiers of Rome, you must understand
The fate of your soul is now in your own hands
Listen with your heart
Pay heed to its call
And then ask forgiveness
That rabbi loves you all
In the morning they return
With tears in their eyes
The rabbi's dead, hung on a cross high
A soldier so ill, looks at Pontius Pilate,
Who washes his hands,
Yet feels guilt still...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
Who tells him of peace and his power from on high
He doesn't listen or understand
Still he's strangely daunted by that good holy man...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
He smiles at Roman soldiers
Tells them it's all right
To torture and spear that laconic rabbi
Soon there'll be blood from whip's lashing sting
Unseen to soldiers, weeping angels sing...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
He mumbles a curse and it ends sounding vile
The order is given
They strip the rabbi
And then violently they will flagellate
'Til the rabbi is bleeding from soldiers' hate...
As the rabbi returns to the Stone Pavement zone
Pilate feels fear, his gods have left him alone
He feels tired, and he prays in his head
But Olympus is silent, all its gods are now dead...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
You soldiers of Rome, you must understand
The fate of your soul is now in your own hands
Listen with your heart
Pay heed to its call
And then ask forgiveness
That rabbi loves you all
In the morning they return
With tears in their eyes
The rabbi's dead, hung on a cross high
A soldier so ill, looks at Pontius Pilate,
Who washes his hands,
Yet feels guilt still...
Why, Pilate?
Why, Pilate?
Oh why must he die?
You'll never, never, never, teach us why
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Beautifully done Johnny . High 5's
Nicely done, JD...Wonderfully paced. 5's...
HAHAHAHA...fives...i was gonna do this song with the same exact title...don't have to now..nice job
I don't know which one of these you consider to be number 400, but congrats on getting there.
Beautiful, Johnny!! 5's
Excellent! 5's!
Thank you, Dee, Paul, Alvin, Rick, Adagio, and Joelle.
fives from me. I'd be fraid not to.
Thanks, chas. He gives love that heals fear, my friend.
I'm going to have to pray out three full decades of the Rosary just to purge this from my mind (;-D) I may come back and give this fives, but I'll have to clear it with the Bishop of my diocese first.
A comment 12 years after the parody was first posted. There's hope for my latest stuff after all.
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