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When
ABC Television launched its successful religious satirical series Hallelujah
and its sequel Don't
Just Sit There, Sydney
Carter (1915-2004)
(made famous by Lord
of the Dance) came up with songs such as The Devil Wore a
Crucifix :
The Devil wore a crucifix :
« The Christians they are right,»
The Devil said, « so let us burn
A heretic tonight » (repeat)
A lily or a swastika,
A shamrock or a star –
The Devil, he can wear them all,
No matter what they are (repeat)
In red or blue or khaki,
In green or black and tan –
The Devil is a patriot,
A proper party man (repeat)
Wherever there’s a lynching
The Devil will be there ;
A witch or an apostle –
The Devil doesn’t care (repeat)
He’ll beat a drum in China,
He’ll beat one in the West ;
He’ll beat a drum for anyone –
A holy war is best (repeat)
The Devil isn’t down in hell
Or riding in the sky.
« The Devil’s dead, » I’ve heard it said –
They’re telling you a lie – O ye-es
They’re telling you a lie !
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