ANNAS Listen to the howling mob of blockheads in the street! A trick or two with lepers, and the whole towns on its feet.
ALL (inside) He is dangerous!
CHOIR (outside) Jesus Christ ...Superstar!
ALL (inside) He is dangerous!
CHOIR (outside) Tell us that you're who they say you are!
GAMALIEL The man is in town right now to whip up some support
ANNAS A rabble rousing mission that I think we should abort.
ALL (inside) He is dangerous!
CHOIR (outside) Jesus Christ Superstar!
ALL (inside) He is dangerous!
GAMALIEL Look Caiaphas -they're right outside our yard!
ANNAS Quick Caiaphas-go call the Roman guard!
CAIAPHAS No, wait! We need a more permanent solution to our problem.
ANNAS What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth? Miracle wonderman, hero of fools.
GAMALIEL No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans.....
CAIAPHAS One thing I'll say for him - Jesus is cool.
ANNAS We dare not leave him to his own devices. His half-witted fans will get out of control.
GAMALIEL But how can we stop him? His glamour increases By leaps every minute, he's top of the poll.
CAIAPHAS I see bad things arising. The crowd crown him king; which the Romans would ban. I see blood and destruction, Our elimination because of one man.
Blood and destruction because of one man.
ALL (inside) Because, because, because of one man.
CAIAPHAS Our elimination because of one man.
ALL (inside) Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man.
GAMALIEL What then to do about this Jesusmania?
ANNAS How do we deal with this carpenter king?
GAMALIEL Where do we start with a man who is bigger Than John was when John did his baptism thing?
CAIAPHAS Fools! You have no perception! The stake we are gambling are frighteningly high. We must crush him completely, So like John before him, this Jesus must die. For the sake of the nation, this Jesus must die.
ALL (inside) Must die, must die, this Jesus must die.
CAIAPHAS So like John before him, this Jesus must die
ALL (inside) Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!