JUDAS (WAS A RED HEADED MAN)

Trad. arr. Ray Cooper / Dilwyn Davies / John Jones / Alan Prosser / June Tabor / Ian Telfer
Topic Records Ltd 2011

First released on: Ragged Kingdom, 2011

there  were twelve bonfires burning in a field 
Judas Judas
there was one for Peter, there was one for John 
every disciple he had one 
Judas Judas 
there was one for James who died by the sword 
the biggest and the best was for our dear Lord 
burn burn Judas, burn slow 
bright bright bright for our dear Lord's sake
burn slow for Judas 
Judas was a red-headed man
 
there was one for Judas and it stood all alone 
Judas Judas 
down by the marish and it smoked away 
it smoked all night and it smoked all day 
Judas Judas
'twas a proper green smother for all to see 
but the fire burned sweet for our Lord on the Tree 
burn burn Judas, burn slow 
bright bright bright for our dear Lord's sake
burn slow for Judas 
Judas was a red-headed man