On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, John Link wrote:
> I wrote: > > >I think that a great example of a religous song that is not sacred > >is one by John Prine called "Good Old Dashboard Jesus". Come to > >think of it, I'm not sure it even qualifies as religious! > > The correct title, if my memory is reliable, is "Good Old Plastic > Jesus". He was on the dashboard but there's no "dashboard" in the > title.
Ah, yes - brings back memories... "I don't care if it rains or freezes, as long as I got my plastic Jesus sittin' on the dashboard of my car...."
Verse 2 was about "Magnetic Mary", who kept Plastic Jesus company on the dashboard.
Karen Mercedes http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
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