Lyrics

Father Abraham raised the dagger in his hand
Prepared to kill his only son
Then an angel from on high
Caught that old boy by surprise
Said ?Now you?ll be the chosen one?
In Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Way down, down in Jerusalem

Once upon a night, Mohammed?s white horse did take flight
And up from Mecca they did rise
With one leap he touched down
And off this rock, Lord, he did bound
Up into the starry skies
Above Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Way down, down in Jerusalem

Beside the roads of modern times
Through Israel, through Palestine
Iron horses rusting in the sun
And underneath these cloudless skies
Are dreams that cost so many lives
While all the hope that life can hold
Is drifting on the winds I?m told
Where prophets? words from days old still fly

How the faithful cried
On the day that Jesus died
And was laid behind that heavy stone
Before they could dry their tears
He had disappeared
And was walking down that long road home
From Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Way down, down in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Way down, down in Jerusalem
Way down, down in Jerusalem