joseph and mary are so bad

kissing in the park, kissing in the park, kissing in the park

he practices dentistry without a license

but it’s alright cause mary read the books and she’s got his back

they’re saving up for a trip to france

gonna leave the baby with one of the in-laws

just long enough to see the eiffel tower and back

wear red scarf and booze on the airplane

but the devil come to bethlehem

with a bible and an alarm clock

the devil come to bethlehem

and he ain’t afraid of the dark

joseph and mary are so sad

sitting in a park in paris, france reading the news and it sure looks bad

a pile of empty postcards on their laps

nothing bright to write and nothing good to send

but the devil come to bethlehem

with a bible and an alarm clock

the devil come to bethlehem

and he ain’t afraid of the darkness

is less frightening than

the nightness is less frightening than

the dark

joseph and mary are so dead

honest, it’s been years, it’s been years, it’s been many, many years

all their descendants are long buried and gone

their closest blood relative works in a philadelphia sears

walking on water in his own bathtub

turning that water to wine

the devil come to bethlehem

with a bible and an alarm clock

the devil come to bethlehem

he ain’t afraid of the darkness

is less frightening than

the lightness is less frightening than

the darkness is less frightening than

the lightness is less frightening than

the dark