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All-American Prophet was released on May 17, 2011 by Ghostlight Records as a part of the album The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
May 17, 2011
LabelGhostlight Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM115
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Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

[Intro]
You all know the Bible
Is made of Testaments Old and New
You've been told it's just those two parts
Or only one, if you're a Jew
But what if I were to tell you
There's a fresh third part out there?
Which was found by a hip new prophet
Who had a little
Donny Osmond flair
[Chorus]
Have you heard of the all-American Prophet?
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed voice of God
He didn't come from the Middle East like those other holy men
No, God's favorite prophet was all-American!
[Verse 1]
I'm gonna take you back to Biblical times, 1823
An American man named Joe livin' on a farm in the holy land of Rochester, New York
You mean the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith?
That's right, that young man spoke to God
He spoke to God?
And God said, "Joe, people really need to know that the Bible isn't two parts
There's a Part Three to the Bible, Joe
And I, God, have anointed you to dig up this Part Three
That is buried by a tree on the hill in your backyard"
Wow, God says go to your backyard and start digging
That makes perfect sense
[Verse 2]
Joseph Smith went up on that hill
And dug where he was told
And deep in the ground, Joseph found
Shining plates of gold
What are these golden plates?
Who buried them here, and why?
Then appeared an angel
His name was Moroni
I am Moroni
[Chorus]
The all-American angel (All-American)
My people lived here long, long ago (So long ago)
This is the history of my race
Please read the words within
We were Jews who met with Christ
But we were all-American
[Bridge]
But don't let anybody see these plates except for you
They are only for you to see
Even if people ask you to show the plates to them, don't
Just copy them onto normal paper
Even though this might make them question if the plates are real or not
This is sort of what God is going for
[Verse 3]
Joseph took the plates home
And wrote down what he found inside
He turned those plates into a book
Then he rushed into town and cried
[Verse 4]
Hey, God spoke to me and gave me
This blessed ancient tome
He hath commanded me to publish it
And stick it in every home
[Verse 5]
Wow! So the Bible is actually a trilogy?
And the Book of Mormon is "Return of the Jedi"?
I'm interested
[Verse 6]
Now, many people didn't believe
The Prophet Joseph Smith
They thought he'd made up this Part Three
That was buried by a tree on the hill in his backyard
Liar!
But Joe said
[Verse 7]
This is no lie, I speak to God all the time
And he told me to head west
So I'll take my Part Three, from the hill with the tree
Feel free if you'd like to come along with me
To the promised land
The promised land?
Paradise, on the West Coast
Nothing but fruit and fields, as far as the eye can see
[Chorus]
Have you heard of the All-American prophet?
He found a brand new book about Jesus Christ
We're following him to paradise
We call ourselves Mormon
And our new religion is all-American
[Verse 8]
Wow! How much does it cost?
[Verse 9]
The Mormons kept on searching for that place to settle down
But every time they thought they'd found it, they got kicked out of town
And even though people wanted to see the golden plates
Joseph never showed 'em
[Verse 10]
I have maggots in my scrotum
Um, okay?
Well, anyway
[Verse 11]
Now comes the part of our story
That gets a little bit sad
On the way to the promised land
Mormons made people mad
Joseph was shot by an angry mob
And knew he'd soon be done
You must lead the people now
My good friend, Brigham Young
[Bridge]
Oh, God! Why are you letting me die?
Without having me show people the plates?
They'll have no proof I was telling the truth or not
They'll have to believe it just 'cause
Oh, I guess that's kinda what you were going for
[Verse 12]
The Prophet Joseph Smith died for what he believed in
But his followers, they kept on heading west and Brigham Young led them to paradise
A sparkling land in Utah they called Salt Lake City
And there the Mormons multiplied and made big Mormon families
Generation to generation, until finally, they made me
And now it's my job to lead you where those early settlers were led, long ago
[Chorus]
Have you heard of the all-American prophet?
Kevin Price!
The next in line to be the voice of God?
My best friend!
He's gonna do something incredible
And be Joseph Smith again
'Cause Kevin Price, the prophet, is all, all-American
[Outro]
If you order now, we'll also throw in a set of steak knives!
All-American!
Written by: Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, Trey Parker
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