God’s Footballer by Billy Bragg

 
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God’s Footballer Lyrics

Gods footballer hears the voices of angels
Above the choir at molineux
Gods footballer stands on the doorstep
And brings the good news of the kingdom to come
While the crowd sings rock of ages
The goals bring weekly wages
Yet the glory of the sports pages
Is but the worship of false idols and tempts him not

Gods footballer turns on a sixpence
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Gods footballer hears the voices of angels
Above the choir at molineux
Gods footballer stands on the doorstep
And brings the good news of the kingdom to come
While the crowd sings rock of ages
The goals bring weekly wages
Yet the glory of the sports pages
Is but the worship of false idols and tempts him not

Gods footballer turns on a sixpence
And brings the great crowd to their feet in praise of him
Gods footballer quotes from the gospels
While knocking on doors in black country back streets
He scores goals on a saturday
And saves souls on a sunday
For the lord says these are the last days
Prepare thyself for the judgement yet to come

His career will be over soon
And the rituals of a saturday afternoon
Bid him a reluctant farewell
For he knows beyond the sport lies the spiritual
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