Property of jesus
Words and music by Bob Dylan

From Martin Engelen - engelen@youvegotmail.net

intro & verse:
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 Go ahead and talk about him 
 because he makes you doubt,
 Because he has denied himself 
 the things that you can't live without.
 Laugh at him behind his back 
 just like the others do,
 Remind him of what he used to be 
 when he comes walkin' through.

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He's the property of Jesus
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Resent him to the bone
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You got something better

You've got a heart of stone


Stop your conversation 
when he passes on the street,
Hope he falls upon himself, 
oh, won't that be sweet
Because he can't be exploited 
by superstition anymore
Because he can't be bribed or bought by the 
things that you adore.

He's the property of Jesus
Resent him to the bone
You got something better
You've got a heart of stone

When the whip that's keeping you in line 
doesn't make him jump,
Say he's hard-of-hearin', 
say that he's a chump.
Say he's out of step with reality as you 
try to test his nerve
Because he doesn't pay no tribute
to the king that you serve.

He's the property of Jesus
Resent him to the bone
You got something better
You've got a heart of stone

Say that he's a loser 
'cause he got no common sense
Because he don't increase his worth 
at someone else's expense.
Because he's not afraid of trying, 
'cause he don't look at you and smile,
'Cause he doesn't tell you jokes or 
fairy tales, say he's got no style.

He's the property of Jesus
Resent him to the bone
You got something better
You've got a heart of stone

You can laugh at salvation, 
you can play Olympic games,
You think that when you rest at last 
you'll go back from where you came.
But you've picked up quite a story 
and you've changed since the womb.
What happened to the real you, 
you've been captured but by whom?

He's the property of Jesus
Resent him to the bone
You got something better
You've got a heart of stone