Why oh why you comin' here? You hate me and my kind But when those Ammonites drew near You kind of changed your mind We're not the perfect matching pair But I'll lead Israel if you're scared And I don't mind you comin' here I'll face the Ammonites I don't mind your hatred now I'll stop 'em and you'll see It doesn't matter, when you win, If someone is a creep, yeah You want me to lead, very well, then Don't look askance at me, I can tell And I won't bother braggin' now 'Cause God gives victory I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone to lead I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone like me I don't like to comandeer And take stuff that's not my right But let me state this oh so clear I seldom lose a fight, yeah It's not the perfect chapter there Read Judges 11 if you dare But I don't like to comandeer And take up all your time I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone to lead I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone like me I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone to lead I guess it's Jephthah you needed (Jephthah you needed) You needed someone like me Hey, yeah -- so heed me It's Jephthah you needed It's Jephthah you needed (Hey) It's Jephthah you needed Yeah-eh, yeah yeah