Jesus Was A Capricorn Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Jesus Was A Capricorn
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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Jesus was a Capricorn
He
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ate organic
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He believed in love and peace
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never wore no
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shoes
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Long hair beard and sandals
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funky bunch of
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friends
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Reckon they'd jus
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t nail Him up
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he come down
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again
Cause
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everybody's got to have some
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body to look down on
Who
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they can feel better than
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anytime they
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please
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Someone doin' somethin' dirty
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decent folks can frown on
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you can't find nobody els
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e then help yourself t
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Eggheads cuss and rednecks cuss
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hippies foil their
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Others laugh at straights who laugh at
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Freaks who laugh at
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squares
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Some folks hate the whites
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blacks who hate the
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clan
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Most of us hate
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anything
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We don't under
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Jesus Was A Capricorn?
- The song Jesus Was A Capricorn was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
