Tripod - If Billy Bragg lyrics

If Billy Bragg was Mary In Bethlehem that night When he got turned away from the inn Would he have been so polite Heavily pregnant and grumpy Would he have quietly moved along Or would he have stayed and stood his ground And written a protest song "No room at the inn my arse No room at the inn So you're telling me if I was famous I still wouldn't get in I know that you guys keep rooms free That you put aside for VIPs It's not that there's no room at the inn There's just no room for me" If Billy Bragg was Pilate Would he have let things ride When they dragged the messiah before him And called out for regicide Would BB have simply washed his hands In front of the bloodthirsty throng Or would he have shown them who's the really the boss By writing a protest song "Don't k** him he's just a bloke He ain't done nothing wrong If having ideas is such a crime They'd stick me up for writing this song Just because his ideas are strange Is that any reason to exhulrange It's not that you want to k** Jesus You're just petrified of change" If Billy Bragg was Jesus At the sermon on the hill When he found that there weren't enough fishes or loaves For the crowd to eat their fill Would he have performed a miracle Fed the crowd 10,000 strong Or would he have just made them angrier By writing a protest song "The Romans took our homes from us The Romans took our pride Who cares about loaves and fishes When your country is occupied You do, The answer is, You do And I' m sorry i cant provide As far loaves and fishes go I could organize some sort of benefit concert But by the time I've printed the leaflets You'd 'ave probably starved and died"