Who carried him to rest
But on the seventeenth he burst
Which of those bills you want
Judas pointed down the road
Stranded in a house
Well, my message is, he's down the road
He soon lost all control
Well, if you are
But you'd better hurry up and choose
Is simply that one should never be
I'll see you after a while
The moral of this song
With his guilt so well concealed
It's just my foolish pride
"Eternity," said Frankie Lee
Burst upon the scene
Over everything which he had made
With a soulful, bounding leap
But sometimes a man must be alone
Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled
But with the cold eyes of Judas on him
I'm gonna start my pickin' right now
Said Frankie Lee in fright
"All right," said Judas Priest
And said, "Eternity"
At that big house as bright as any sun
Though you might call it Paradise"
So when Frankie Lee needed money one day
His head began to spin
Well, Judas, he just winked and said
Where one does not belong
With a voice as cold as ice
"What kind of house is this," he said
"All right, I'll leave you here
Before they all disappear"
Saying, "Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler
Feelin' low and mean
With four and twenty windows
Well, the moral of the story
He dropped everything and ran
"Would you please not stare at me like that," he said
And he just walked along, alone
And don't go mistaking Paradise
Whose father is deceased?
And they say his name is Priest"
Into the arms of Judas Priest
Except, of course, the little neighbor boy
And placed them on a footstool
And put his fingers to his chin
He began to make his midnight creep
Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked
As quiet as a mouse
And a woman's face in every one
He just stood there staring
While the mission bells did toll
"I don't call it anything"
"It's not a house," said Judas Priest
Help him with his load
And, foaming at the mouth
Where Judas Priest did stand
Just above the plotted plain
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee
When they carried him out in jest,
There's a fellow callin' you down the road
Where I have come to roam?
"Oh, yes, he is my friend"
When just then a passing stranger
"That's right," said Judas Priest, "Eternity
My loss will be your gain"
And this is no place to hide
No one tried to say a thing
Nothing is revealed
I do recall him very well
In fact, he just left my sight
"Yes, that's the one," said the stranger
So when you see your neighbor carryin' somethin'
Which is where he died of thirst
It's not a house, it's a home
Until he came up to the spot
And muttered underneath his breath
Sayin', "Take your pick, Frankie Boy
For sixteen nights and days he raved
Just tell me where you'll be
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down
Said Frankie Lee with a smile
