Lyrics for Chocolate Jesus as interpreted by Dr_Colossus

Chocolate Jesus Lyrics
Well I don't go to church on Sunday
Don't get on my knees to pray
Don't memorize the books of the Bible
I got my own special way
I know Jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more
I fall down on my knees every Sunday
At Zerelda Lee's candy store

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied

Well I don't want no Anna Zabba
Don't want no Almond Joy
There ain't nothing better
Suitable for this boy
Well it's the only thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate Jesus
Can satisfy my soul

When the weather gets rough
And it's whiskey in the shade
It's best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But that's ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel so good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied



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MightyGoldenBoy
10-04-2009

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This is pretty obviously about heroin "It's best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy"

read the lyrics with Heroin in mind, it makes most sence to me atleast...

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graviton
03-16-2009

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morbid morag - "love it! Is that blasphemy or is it blasphemy?"

Actually, it's sacrilicious

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morbid morag
10-24-2008

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Google ads crack me up... They're supposed to be relevant to the subject on the page, but in fact they just pick up a word. Mention booze &, sure enough, Alcoholics Anonymous pops up. One of life's minor pleasures.

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DeepInk
10-13-2008

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Irionically, after I finished writing my post, I noticed a ad by Google at the bottom of the page...."Jesus Christ Loves You"...

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DeepInk
10-13-2008

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I see this song as a satire of America's twisted version of Christianity.

America has commoditized religion (hence, chocolate Jesus wrapped in cellophane) - it has been monetized (sold at "candy store"), exploited (melted and poured over ice cream), and, most importantly, disconnected from its origins (don't get down on my knees to pray...memorize books of bible...got my own special way). Christianity is used and abused (makes the chocolate eater happy and is good enough...but the eater doesn't go out of their way for the religion, just uses for personal comfort).

One does not need to go out of their way to see the "Chocolate Jesus" phenomenon in America's citizens, politicians, stores, and churches...(is there even a difference b/t the last two?)

Salvation is bought and sold in america...

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*sway*
08-28-2008

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the lyrics are awesome and although his voice is umm... unique to say the least it's also the reason i can't listen to tom waits.
which sucks cause his stuff is funny and good.

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morbid morag
08-11-2008

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A while ago an American artist actually made a life-size Jesus out of chocolate & exhibited it (as far as I remember) in A New York shop window. Various prominent Christians frothed at the mouth. I think Tom Waits only got away with this one because the religious nuts didn't know about it. I wonder if the artist was inspired by this song? Must have been, surely? I don't know what happened to the real chocolate Jesus, maybe he got eaten. "Pour him over ice cream for a nice parfait" - love it! Is that blasphemy or is it blasphemy?

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herbivore
10-25-2007

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This song is amazingly sarcastic and brilliant. It's very obviously a stab at religious nuts who contradict themselves and hold large egos.

"I know Jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more" - This is awesome.

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Tommy_the_Cat
07-18-2007

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Yeah, there's a live recording of this song that I found on YouTube, and at the beginning, Tom says to the audience somethin like "I've discovered this candy item; it's an immaculate confection, it's like this little thing wth a cross on one side and a bible inscription on the other, and you put it in your mouth and when it's gone...you can just get up a leave". So that kinda ties in with what "KurtK" said. Thats my two cents anywayssss

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cypreziod
04-24-2007

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That rooster is probably one of the coolest things I've ever heard in a song :)

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KurtK
04-02-2007

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He also stated that he recorded the song outdoors, and the rooster you hear in the beginning is real and just happened to crow at the right time..

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KurtK
04-02-2007

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On VH1 Storytellers, Tom explained that his uncle periodically sent him get rich quick ads clipped from the paper. An ad on the back of one for "Testamints" ( http://christianthings.com/testmint.html) caught his eye and he quipped "What's next, a chocolate Jesus?"

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sexy-man-beast
12-05-2006

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i agree with sirgarycoleman. no we don't like putting Jesus' image on anytyhing retrorocket. corprate asshole do that. not christians. :)

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mulmo
03-30-2006

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK9ZevUdHtY&search=tom%20waits, its a video of him doing it live with a little explanation at the start, pretty humurous i must say

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retrorocket
02-14-2006

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My brother told me "Chocolate Jesus" was 1930's slang for heroin which would make the whole thing about addiction.

Then again, Christians like to slap the image of Jesus on just about anything, so maybe you can actually buy a piece of chocolate in the shape the ol' Son of God. Who the Hell knows?

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sirgarycoleman
01-01-2006

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Chocolate is addicting and lots of people eat it like a drug to relieve stress/depression... thus, Chocolate Jesus.

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bof
12-16-2005

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it's suppose to say Abba Zabba not Anna Zabba.

i love this song :D

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