A C D John the Revelator put him in an elevator A C D Take him up to the highest high A C D Take him up to the top where the mountains stop A C D Let him tell his book of lies A C D John the Revelator he’s a smooth operator A C D It’s time we cut him down to size A C D Take him by the hand and put him on the stand A C D Let us hear his alibis A C D By claiming God as his only right A C D He's stealing a god from the Israelite A C D Stealing a god from the Muslim, too A C D There is only one god through and through Interlude: A F E A F E A F E Seven lies, multiplied by seven, A F E Multiplied by seven again A F E Seven angels with seven trumpets A F E Send them home on the morning train A F E Well who’s that shouting? John the Revelator! A F E All he ever gives us is pain A F E Well who’s that shouting? John the Revelator! A F E He should bow his head in shame A F E By and by A F E By and by A F E By and by A F E By and by
