The Irish Rovers - Bushes of jerusalem

Come ^Dlisten gentle Christians, and you Jews and Gentiles too And ^Gall denomina^Dtions, a song I sing to ^Ayou It's ^Gall about a young ^Dman, a ^Grebel through and ^Bmthrough ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusal^Dem Je^Grusal^Dem, ^GJer^A7usal^Bmem, ^Ddown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem

^DBorn of honest parents and below a shining star The ^Gword went 'round the ^Dcountry and they came from near and ^Afar The ^Groyal family ^Dworried he might ^Gundermine their ^Bmpower ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusalem

They ^Dslaughtered all the children, everyone that they could find ^GJust that they be ^Dsure that they would kill the rebel ^Achild But ^Gsomehow he deceived ^Dthem, all the soldiers fierce and ^Bmwild ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusal^Dem Je^Grusal^Dem, ^GJer^A7usal^Bmem, ^Ddown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem

He ^Dgrew into a strapping lad, and helped around the home But ^Gvoices they kept ^Dcalling, and he was inclined to ^Aroam The ^Glosers and ^Dboozers, he would ^Gcount among his ^Bmown ^DDown among the bushes of ^A7Jerusalem

As ^Dfar as I can see, you see, the Pharisee did say You ^Gknow your Bible ^Dfairly well, you'll make a priest some^Aday But you'd ^Gbetter tow the ^Dline, me boy or ^Gthere'll be hell to ^Bmpay ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusal^Dem Je^Grusal^Dem, ^GJer^A7usal^Bmem, ^Ddown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem

He ^Dmet the Mary Magdalen, a lovely girl was she O ^Glook who's comin' ^Dnow, they said, the girl of no degre^Ae I'd ^Grather have her ^Dnear to me, more than your hypocri^Bmsy ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusalem

He ^Dwent into the churches, and he saw the shining gold And ^Gpeople there were ^Dstarvin' of the hunger and the ^Acold He ^Gtalked about in^Djustice, just be ^Gcareful he was ^Bmtold ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusal^Dem Je^Grusal^Dem, ^GJer^A7usal^Bmem, ^Ddown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem

Now ^Dif you are a rebel, and no Judas, he did say Come ^Gburn the Roman empire ^Ddown, we'll change the flag ^Atoday It's the ^Ghuman heart I'm ^Dchanging, this young ^Grebel he did ^Bmsay ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusalem

We're ^Dtaking him to Calvary, it's easier you see Than ^Gtry and turn the ^Dother cheek, and love thine ene^Amy We're ^Gloyal to our own ^Dcrowd, to our ^Gscribes and phari^Bmsee ^DDown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem Je^Grusal^Dem, ^GJer^A7usal^Bmem, ^Ddown among the bushes of Je^A7rusa^Dlem