Parody of "Take it Easy" performed by the Eagles and written by Jackson Browne & Glenn Frey
(Luke 19:1-10)
NOTE: This song was recorded at a concert at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Gaffney SC on June 2, 1996, the final stop on our first tour. It was released on a homemade cassette called "Dark Side of the Peachoid" in late 1996. An even-more primitive version (with different lyrics) was first released on our first live cassette, "Get Your Wigs," in late June 1992.
Well, we were comin' down the road
Runnin' through Jericho
They had everyone in town in line
Folks along the road
Made movement kind of slow
We wanted them to step aside
Make way for Jesus, make way for Jesus
And then the shout of all their shouting reached Zaccheus*
Life was tough for this short man
He was despised because of sin
There was no place where he could stand
And look at Jesus
Now Zaccheus was short
So he climbed a sycamore tree -
Just the right height to see
He could see the Lord
But he felt for sure
"Jesus wouldn't wanna look at me!
Could He save me? Am I crazy?
I've got a past that most people would say was shady
Would He still forgive my sins?
Or am I going out on a limb?"
Just then the Lord looked up at him
Said, "Hey, Zaccheus!"
LEAD
So there was silence in the road
Now the crowd was on hold
He said, "Hey, Zaccheus, now's the time
I'm a-comin' over to your house for supper
So don't try to hide
They said, "Jesus, don't be facetious
Don't hang around immoral people like Zaccheus!"
He said, "Baby, don't detain me!
I've gotta go, 'cause this sheep's lost
I'm gonna save him!"
Wooo Wooo Wooo Wooo
Wooo Wooo Wooo Wooo
Wooo Wooo Wooo Wooo
Wooo Wooo Wooo Wooo
All you gotta see is ... we all need saved by Jesus
*NOTE: Zaccheus can also be spelled "Zacchaeus," depending on the translation.
Luke 19:3
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.
