THE WEDDING OF CHURCH AND STATE
THE WEDDING OF CHURCH AND STATE
words and music
copyright © 2011 by
Roy Zimmerman
copyright © 2011 by
Roy Zimmerman
What God has joined together let no man separate
I’ve just been to the wedding of Mister Church and Miss State
Well, the groom was dressed in his Sunday best
He made everybody nervous
He’d been named the head of the brand new Fed-
Eral Faith Enforcement Service
Standing at his side were the groomsmen
The Four Doomsmen of the Apocalypse
Waiting for the moment the happy couple would lock lips
And the bride wore white, which was not quite right
But nobody raised a question
‘Cause they had a gun trained on anyone
Who might make a rude suggestion
And President Jesus was happy to officiate
At the wedding...at the wedding
The wedding of Church and State
And she said, “I do,” he said “I do too
I take you to be my subject.”
And he slipped a ring onto Miss State’s finger
Before someone could object
Ah, but up jumped Mister Big Business
Shouting, “Isn’ this a conflict of interest?”
“After all, I’ve been with ‘em both for years.”
But they smiled seductively and put his objection to rest
And they smashed a glass, and a science class
And a Hip Hop record and a
Chance for lasting peace in the Middle East
And a Human Rights agenda
And President Jesus said, “I pronounce you man and mate”
At the wedding...at the wedding
The wedding of Church and State
And James Madison, in attendance under
Sedation and coercion
Heard the acolytes read the Bill of Rights
And I mean the King James Version
Then they force-fed us all an epistle of Paul
And a steaming cup of Folgers
And the well-rehearsed couple danced their first
Dance to Onward Christian Soldiers.
And we pledged allegiance to the cross
And sang the National Anth-HymnQ
So the knot was tied
And the groom and bride
Ordered Bill Maher’s execution
And they left real soon on their honeymoon
Where they screwed the Constitution
And their first child will be a
Judeo-Christian sharia
Great idea, finally a wedding
The wedding of Church and State
The wedding of Church and State
They’ve only just begun...
I’ve just been to the wedding of Mister Church and Miss State
Well, the groom was dressed in his Sunday best
He made everybody nervous
He’d been named the head of the brand new Fed-
Eral Faith Enforcement Service
Standing at his side were the groomsmen
The Four Doomsmen of the Apocalypse
Waiting for the moment the happy couple would lock lips
And the bride wore white, which was not quite right
But nobody raised a question
‘Cause they had a gun trained on anyone
Who might make a rude suggestion
And President Jesus was happy to officiate
At the wedding...at the wedding
The wedding of Church and State
And she said, “I do,” he said “I do too
I take you to be my subject.”
And he slipped a ring onto Miss State’s finger
Before someone could object
Ah, but up jumped Mister Big Business
Shouting, “Isn’ this a conflict of interest?”
“After all, I’ve been with ‘em both for years.”
But they smiled seductively and put his objection to rest
And they smashed a glass, and a science class
And a Hip Hop record and a
Chance for lasting peace in the Middle East
And a Human Rights agenda
And President Jesus said, “I pronounce you man and mate”
At the wedding...at the wedding
The wedding of Church and State
And James Madison, in attendance under
Sedation and coercion
Heard the acolytes read the Bill of Rights
And I mean the King James Version
Then they force-fed us all an epistle of Paul
And a steaming cup of Folgers
And the well-rehearsed couple danced their first
Dance to Onward Christian Soldiers.
And we pledged allegiance to the cross
And sang the National Anth-HymnQ
So the knot was tied
And the groom and bride
Ordered Bill Maher’s execution
And they left real soon on their honeymoon
Where they screwed the Constitution
And their first child will be a
Judeo-Christian sharia
Great idea, finally a wedding
The wedding of Church and State
The wedding of Church and State
They’ve only just begun...
