Come listen gentle Christians
And you Jews and Gentiles too
And all denominations
A song I sing to you
It's all about a young man
A rebel through and through
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Born of honest parents and below a shining star
The word went 'round the country
And they came from near and far
The royal family worried
He might undermine their power
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
They slaughtered all the children
Every one that they could find
Just that they be sure that
They would kill the rebel child
But somehow he deceived them
All the soldiers fierce and wild
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
He grew into a strapping lad
And helped around the home
But voices they kept calling
And he was inclined to roam
The losers and boozers
He would count among his own
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
As far as I can see you see the Pharisee did say
You know your Bible fairly well
You'll make a priest someday
But you'd better tow the line
Me boy or there'll be hell to pay
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
He met the Mary Magdalen
A lovely girl was she
O look who's comin' now
They said the girl of no degree
I'd rather have her near to me
More than your hypocrisy
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
He went into the churches
And he saw the shining gold
And people there were starvin'
Of the hunger and the cold
He talked about injustice
Just be careful he was told
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Now if you are a rebel and no Judas
He did say
Come burn the Roman empire down
We'll change the flag today
It's the human heart I'm changing
This young rebel he did say
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
We're taking him to Calvary
It's easier you see
Than try and turn the other cheek
And love thine enemy
We're loyal to our own crowd
To our scribes and pharisee
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Down among the bushes of Jerusalem
