Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
They say the new world order is just God's master plan
But if the blueprint calls for some to stave
don't blame God's right hand man
Because the president is holy
and the president is pious
And hallelujah he's a good old boy
hosanna in the highest
Well plan is written in God's hands
so only Bush can read it
and it calls for battle in gods name
and it calls for bush to lead it
and the blueprint calls to drill for oil
and to exterminate the land
and if you can't hear God's calling
then you're probably from France
Because the USA is holy
and the USA is pious
And hallelujah God is on side
hosanna in the highest
God is great God is good
and let us thank God for our food
We may well have more than we need
and God may well have more mouths to feed
But God is great God is good
and someday soon he'll feed you too
cause once we have our yachts and crowns
God planned some food to trickle down
So just keep those thoughts holy
and be patient and be pious
And hallelujah you gotta encourage those prayers
hosanna in the highest
And i thank God for a God so mild
To spare the rod and spoil the child
To signing my check for boys and girls
to buy up the entire world
So don't think it's rude
if we intrude
God in heaven
ordained us to
So you best improve that attitude
Step aside we have work to do
And thanks for keeping things in good shape
so that we could take our place
And hallelujah aint God great
hosanna in the highest
But if the blueprint calls for some to stave
don't blame God's right hand man
Because the president is holy
and the president is pious
And hallelujah he's a good old boy
hosanna in the highest
Well plan is written in God's hands
so only Bush can read it
and it calls for battle in gods name
and it calls for bush to lead it
and the blueprint calls to drill for oil
and to exterminate the land
and if you can't hear God's calling
then you're probably from France
Because the USA is holy
and the USA is pious
And hallelujah God is on side
hosanna in the highest
God is great God is good
and let us thank God for our food
We may well have more than we need
and God may well have more mouths to feed
But God is great God is good
and someday soon he'll feed you too
cause once we have our yachts and crowns
God planned some food to trickle down
So just keep those thoughts holy
and be patient and be pious
And hallelujah you gotta encourage those prayers
hosanna in the highest
And i thank God for a God so mild
To spare the rod and spoil the child
To signing my check for boys and girls
to buy up the entire world
So don't think it's rude
if we intrude
God in heaven
ordained us to
So you best improve that attitude
Step aside we have work to do
And thanks for keeping things in good shape
so that we could take our place
And hallelujah aint God great
hosanna in the highest
Lyrics submitted by KeasbyKnights, edited by Sumbuddyelse
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