Lyrics

Back to Life
Parody of "Mack the Knife" performed by Bobby Darin and written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Marc Blitzstein
(1 Corinthians 15:3-5, Matthew 28:1-20, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:1-53, John 20:1-21:25)

Oh, the dark, babe, has such deep fear
And it shows up early night
Just a fact of life like cold and heat, babe
And it keeps things, uh, out of sight

You know, when that dark night with its deep shade
Starts to fill our hearts with dread
Can't see God's love with all that grief, babe
Though there's better — better-off days ahead

Now on a side note, a-huh, huh
Ooh, Sunday morning, uh-huh
Find the body just crucified — eek!
Yeah, Someone's missin' — rouse the coroner
Could that Someone be back to life?

Uh-there's a ton of folks stumped, huh, uh-huh
Down by the graveyard, don't ya know?
Where has He been dragged? Check the news — what's gone down?
Oh, I've seen men discuss it there, but wait, dear
I can sense a trend, oh, like He's back in town

Now did ya hear that rumor mill there? He disappeared, babe
After walkin' out — aww, He's hard to catch
And now that He's been just like their Savior
Could it be that body was not just snatched?

Now, when He died there — ho, ho — yes, who could foresee
Wooh, it would start a mania that eludes the proud?
Oh, the light's warm, strong, and bright, babe
Now that that Nazarene's back in town

I said, when He died there — whoa, who could foresee?
Look out, 'cause He's not a lame duck and won't lose the crown
Yes, that light's warm, strong, and bright, babe
Now that that Nazarene's back in town

Look out, He's back intact!

1 Corinthians 15:3-5
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.