Vatican Rag
Tom Lehrer * Track #14 On That Was The Year That Was
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- #14Vatican Rag
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Vatican Rag by Tom Lehrer
Performed by
Tom LehrerProduced by
Jimmy HilliardWrited by
Tom LehrerAbout
Lehrer often introduces the song with a short spiel along the lines of:
Recently, there has been a great deal of ferment in the Roman Catholic church involving more liberal changes, in particular they have permitted the use of vernacular language instead of Latin in portions of the Mass, they have...
Vatican Rag Lyrics
[Chorus]
First you get down on your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!
Do whatever steps you want, if
You have cleared them with the Pontiff
Everybody say his own
Kyrie eleison
Doing the Vatican Rag
Get in line in that processional
Step into that small confessional
There, the guy who's got religion'll
Tell you if your sin's original
If it is, try playing it safer
Drink the wine and chew the wafer
Two, four, six, eight
Time to transubstantiate!
[Chorus]
So get down upon your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!
Make a cross on your abdomen
When in Rome do like a Roman
Ave Maria
Gee it's good to see ya
Getting ecstatic and
Sorta dramatic and
Doing the Vatican Rag!
Vatican Rag Q&A
Who wrote Vatican Rag's ?
Vatican Rag was written by Tom Lehrer.
Who produced Vatican Rag's ?
Vatican Rag was produced by Jimmy Hilliard.