Joseph Jonathan

Andy Gross - Sept. 10, 2006

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Lyrics

Should have called you Joseph, Jonathan
Sold by your brothers into bondage
Voices are calling from the deck of the Saint Louis
Jonathan

Should have called you Joseph, Jonathan
Your brothers bargained you for shoes
Or for a high up place in Washington
Jonathan

We won't forsake you friend or take you down
We'll hold you high; we're going to fight till we redeem you
Together we,
G-d hear our plea,
Free the hostage
Jonathan

Should have called you Joseph, Jonathan
Wasting away in shades of Auschwitz
Bearing the racist hate of Washington
Jonathan

We won't forsake you friend or take you down
We'll hold you high; we're going to fight till we redeem you
Together we,
G-d hear our plea,
Free the hostage
Jonathan

Spoken:

When racist soldiers, become frustrated
Investigate it
See what you find behind the bars of iron

A young man in prison's got no position
Like in the inquisition
We're going to hurt your wife; you're going down for life

And then a faithless lawyer says
How awful you must feel
But they promise you they'll sentence light
If you skip the trial and make a deal

And you don't know how low they go
You sign the plea, stress takes its toll
You get the hose, case is closed,
Life without parole
(end of spoken part)

We won't forsake you friend or take you down
We'll hold you high; we're going to fight till we redeem you
Together we,
G-d hear our plea,
Free the hostage
Jonathan

We won't forsake you friend or take you down
We'll hold you high; we're going to fight till we redeem you
Together we,
G-d hear our plea,
Free the hostage
Jonathan