Electric Jesus by Art Wheeler

Arkansas by Art Wheeler

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Electric Jesus
by Art Wheeler

Album: Arkansas

Your head and your body are made of plastic
Your hair is painted on just like your clothes
Your fingers on both hands are stuck together
And your nose and your ears have no holes
There's a hole drilled in your back for a fixture
That holds a 30 watt electric light
And when we plug it in we know
We'll see your body start to glow
To decorate our lawn all through the night

Shine on electric Jesus, shine on
Shine on electric Jesus, shine on
Shine from the setting of the sun until the break of dawn
Shine on electric Jesus, shine on

The manger where we put you is not as sturdy
As when we bought you 20 years ago
Your colors have all faded from the sunlight
And leaving you outside through rain and snow
Bethlehem is where they say you come from
But your foot says you're made in Japan
You're in our shed 11 months a year
With Santa Claus and 8 reindeer
A duct taped Mary, a camel and one wise man
(That's all we have left)