Jesus Came Back In A dinghy

from Downbeat Is The New Upbeat by Will Riding

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I like the idea of Jesus coming back, but not in the way our leaders and those who are attracted to their divisive politics would expect. They espouse Christian values but don't live by them. Their disdain for for the poor and needy of not just this country; but the world in general, is there for all to see.
If he did come back, I don't think it would end well for him.

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Jesus came back in a dinghy
The people didn't know
‘Cause he didn't look like Robert Powell
With skin as white as snow
Stood upon a shingle beach
A steady wind did blow
When Jesus came back in a dinghy and
The people didn't know

Jesus came back in a dinghy
He wanted work and friends
He wanted to pick fruit and veg
Do street magic at weekends
But the journey it was painful and
The journey it was slow
When Jesus came back in a dinghy and
The people didn't know

Jesus came back in a dinghy
Just like the bible said
All he needed was his belly full and
A pillow for his head
He sought the help of strangers but
The strangers just said no
When Jesus came back in a dinghy and
The people didn't know

So Jesus went back on a jumbo jet
From Heathrow outward bound
He wears a coat of binbags now
And roams the earth around
Forsaken in his father's world
He's no place else to go
Jesus came back in a dinghy
The people didn't know

Jesus came back in a dinghy
The people didn't know

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from Downbeat Is The New Upbeat, released April 8, 2023
with Mark Woolley on Whistle

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Will Riding Chester

A Lancashire born, Chester based singer-songwriter with a deft and playful turn of phrase and acoustic - folk sensibilities inspired by, amongst other things, 70’s Children’s TV.

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