The Book of Mormon lyrics: All-American Prophet
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
Have you heard of the all-American prophet
The blond haired blue-eyed boys of god
He didn't come from the middle east like those other holy men
No god's favorite prophet was all-American
I'm gonna take you back to biblical times, 1823
An American man named Joe living 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's buried by a tree on a hill in your backyard
Wow god says go to your backyard and start digging, that makes perfect sense
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 Moronai
I am Moronai, the all-American angel
My people lived here long long ago
See my history of my race, please read the words within
We were Jews who met with christ but we were all-American
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
Joseph took the plates home and wrote down what he found inside
He turned those plates into book then he rushed into town and cried
Hey god spoke to me and gave me this blessed ancient tome
He commanded me to publish it and stick it in every home
Wow so the bible is actually a trilogy and the book of Mormon is Return of the Jedi?
I'm interested!
Now many people didn't believe the prophet Joseph Smith
They thought he made up this part three that was buried by a tree on the hill in his backyard (liar!)
But Joe said 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 promise land (the promise land?)
Paradise on the west coast nothing but fruit and fields as far as the eye can see
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
Wow how much does it cost?
The Mormons kept on searching for that place to settle down
But every time they thought they found it they got kicked out of town
And even though people wanted to see the golden plates
Joseph never showed 'em
I have maggots in my scrotum
Um, okay
Well anyway, now comes the part of our story that gets a little bit sad
On the way to the promise 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
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
The prophet Joseph Smith died for what he believed in
But his followers, they kept 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 its my job to lead you where those early settlers were led long ago
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-American
If you order now we'll also throw in a set of steak knives
All-American!
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
Have you heard of the all-American prophet
The blond haired blue-eyed boys of god
He didn't come from the middle east like those other holy men
No god's favorite prophet was all-American
I'm gonna take you back to biblical times, 1823
An American man named Joe living 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's buried by a tree on a hill in your backyard
Wow god says go to your backyard and start digging, that makes perfect sense
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 Moronai
I am Moronai, the all-American angel
My people lived here long long ago
See my history of my race, please read the words within
We were Jews who met with christ but we were all-American
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
Joseph took the plates home and wrote down what he found inside
He turned those plates into book then he rushed into town and cried
Hey god spoke to me and gave me this blessed ancient tome
He commanded me to publish it and stick it in every home
Wow so the bible is actually a trilogy and the book of Mormon is Return of the Jedi?
I'm interested!
Now many people didn't believe the prophet Joseph Smith
They thought he made up this part three that was buried by a tree on the hill in his backyard (liar!)
But Joe said 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 promise land (the promise land?)
Paradise on the west coast nothing but fruit and fields as far as the eye can see
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
Wow how much does it cost?
The Mormons kept on searching for that place to settle down
But every time they thought they found it they got kicked out of town
And even though people wanted to see the golden plates
Joseph never showed 'em
I have maggots in my scrotum
Um, okay
Well anyway, now comes the part of our story that gets a little bit sad
On the way to the promise 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
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
The prophet Joseph Smith died for what he believed in
But his followers, they kept 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 its my job to lead you where those early settlers were led long ago
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-American
If you order now we'll also throw in a set of steak knives
All-American!
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