The Card’nal dressed in olive drab,
He went across the see.
He walked across the water crying
“Come and pray with me
Come and pray with me.”
“For you are Christian soldiers
With Christ’s own work to do.
If Our Lord were living still
I know he’d be with you
I know he’d be with you.”
“For Jesus was no sissy
But a strong and fearless man.
He’d lead you through this jungle
His M-16 in hand
His M-16 in hand.”
Then up there spoke a soldier,
“Oh what am I to do?
I’d like to fight this Christian war
But, alas, I am a Jew
But, alas, I am a Jew.”
The Cardinal and his soldiers met
They found themselves at loss.
They found the best solution
When they hung him on a cross
When they hung him on a cross.”
Then up there spoke some Viet Cong,
“Oh, what are we to do?
We cannot join your army
But we are Christians, too
But we are Christians, too.”
Then consternation swept the ranks,
No answer could be found.
Till the Cardinal dispensation came
And they moved the bastards down
And they moved the bastards down.
The Viet Cong shot his ‘copter down,
He landed with is men.
But on the third day, suddenly,
The Cardinal rose again
The Cardinal rose again.
And when he heard the Pope was mad
The Cardinal shook his fist.
“Don’t trust the Pope!” the Cardinal cried,
“The Pope’s gone Communist!
The Pope’s gone Communist!”
“Don’t trust the Pope!” the Cardinal cried,
“This is a holy war,
You’ve killed a lot of Vietnamese,
For Christ’s sake, kill some more.
In Christ’s name kill some more!”
He went across the see.
He walked across the water crying
“Come and pray with me
Come and pray with me.”
“For you are Christian soldiers
With Christ’s own work to do.
If Our Lord were living still
I know he’d be with you
I know he’d be with you.”
“For Jesus was no sissy
But a strong and fearless man.
He’d lead you through this jungle
His M-16 in hand
His M-16 in hand.”
Then up there spoke a soldier,
“Oh what am I to do?
I’d like to fight this Christian war
But, alas, I am a Jew
But, alas, I am a Jew.”
The Cardinal and his soldiers met
They found themselves at loss.
They found the best solution
When they hung him on a cross
When they hung him on a cross.”
Then up there spoke some Viet Cong,
“Oh, what are we to do?
We cannot join your army
But we are Christians, too
But we are Christians, too.”
Then consternation swept the ranks,
No answer could be found.
Till the Cardinal dispensation came
And they moved the bastards down
And they moved the bastards down.
The Viet Cong shot his ‘copter down,
He landed with is men.
But on the third day, suddenly,
The Cardinal rose again
The Cardinal rose again.
And when he heard the Pope was mad
The Cardinal shook his fist.
“Don’t trust the Pope!” the Cardinal cried,
“The Pope’s gone Communist!
The Pope’s gone Communist!”
“Don’t trust the Pope!” the Cardinal cried,
“This is a holy war,
You’ve killed a lot of Vietnamese,
For Christ’s sake, kill some more.
In Christ’s name kill some more!”
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