DAMNED FOR ALL TIME
Tuesday
JUDAS
Now if I help you it matters that you see
These sordid kind of thing are coming hard to me
It’s taken me some time to work out what to do
I weighed the whole thing up before I came to you
I have no thought at all about my own reward
I really didn’t come here of my own accord
Just don’t say I’m
Dammed for all time
I came because I had to I’m the one who saw
Jesus can’t control it like he did before
And furthermore I know that Jesus thinks so too
Jesus wouldn’t mind that I was here with you
I have no thought at all about my own reward
I really didn’t come here of my own accord
Just don’t say I’m
Damned for ail time
Annas you’re a friend a wordly man and wise
Caiaphas my friend I know you sympathise
Why are we the prophets? Why are we the ones
Who see the sad solution — know what must be done?
I have no thought at all about my own reward
I really didn’t come here of my own accord
Just don’t say I’m
Damned for all time
ANNAS
Cut the protesting forget the excuses
We want information get up off the floor
CAIAPHAS
We have the papers we need to arrest him
You know his movements–we know the law
ANNAS
Your help in this matter won’t go unrewarded
CAIAPHAS
We’ll pay you in silver–cash on the nail
We just need. to know where the soldiers can find him
ANNAS
With no crowd around him
CAIAPHAS
Then we can’t fail
BLOOD MONEY
JUDAS
I don’t need your blood money!
CAIAPHA S
Oh that doesn’t matter our expenses are good
JUDAS
I don’t want your blood money!
ANNAS
But you might as well take it — we think that you should
CAIAPHAS
Think of the thinks you can do with that money
Choose and charity — give to the poor
We’ve noted your motives — we’ve noted your feelings
This isn’t blood money — it’s a fee nothing
Fee nothing, fee nothing more
JUDAS
On Thursday night you’ll find him where you want
Far from the crowds in the garden of Gethsemane
CHOIR
Well done Judas
Good old Judas
THE LAST SUPPER
Thursday night. The Last Supper
APOSTLES
Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
Don’t disturb me now I can see the answers
Till this evening is this morning life is fine
Always hoped that I’d be an apostle
Knew that I would make it if I tried
Then when we retire we can write the gospels
So they’ll still talk about us when we’ve died.
JESUS
The end…
Is just a little harder when brought about by friends
For all you care this wine could be my blood.
For all you care this bread could be my body
The end!
This is my blood you drink
This is my body you eat
If you would remember me when you eat and drink…
I must be mad thinking I’ll be remembered — yes
I must be out of my head!
Look at your blank faces! My name will mean nothing
Ten minutes after I’m dead!
One of you denies me
One of you betrays me
APOSTLES
Not I! Who would! Impossible!
JESUS
Peter will deny me in just a few hours
Three times will deny me — and that’s not all I see
One of you denying– one of my twelve chosen
Will leave to betray me –
JUDAS
Cut out the dramatics! You know very well who—
J ESUS
Why don’t you go do it?
JUDAS
You want me to do it!
JE SUS
Hurry, they are waiting
JUDAS
If you knew why I do it…
JESUS
I don’t care why you do it!
JUDAS
To think I admired you
For now I despise you
JESUS
You liar — you Judas
JUDAS
You want me to do it!
What if I just stayed here
And ruined your ambition?
Christ you deserve it!
