Well, we were playin’ in a bar with smoke in our eyes
We were boozin’ it up and we were all tellin’ lies
Another windy town on the borderline
Built on the edge of a uranium mine
There was an old cowboy there with a wild look in his eyes
And he took off his hat and he loosened his tie
He started to shimmy and rattle his bones
And then he jumped up and grabbed the microphone
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Judas Iscariot wants to be in the band
Judas Iscariot wants to be in the band
But i’m gonna be strong, gonna make my stand
But Judas Iscariot wants to be in the band!
Well, he sent me letters and he left me notes
He called my machine and he left me quotes
He said he had a Julliard music degree
And he was good on the banjo in any key
He said that Bobby Dylan was a good, good friend
They played New York in the 60’s in the Bitter End
He had record label contacts and radio guys
But I saw through each and every one of those lies!
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Judas Iscariot wants to be in the band...
Here he comes… Here comes Judas!
Sometimes you find yourself sellin’ your friends
For a little bit of cocaine and a Mercedes Benz
That’s when you’re in trouble, folks
That’s when you start to shake
And you’re eyes begin to bleed
And your limbs begin to ache
And you got a line of silver across your palm
But it won’t buy back your poetry and it won’t buy you song
It won’t buy back your happiness and it buy you love
And it won’t get you a ticket to Heaven above…
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Judas Iscariot wants to be in the band…