God Part III
When Capitol gave Larry an advance copy of the new John Lennon album, the song "God" was one of the first he listened to. "I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in God," was how John started the song. He ended it with, "I just believe in me, Yoko and me, that's reality." Larry wrote an answer to John's diatribe and called it "God Part Two", but didn't want it to be misconstrued as an attack upon John and Yoko. Years later after U2 wrote a response called "God Part Two," Larry decided it was alright to release his song, updated the lyrics, and retitled it "God Part Three." Written in 1971 / 1991
Also released on: Live At The Elsinore, The Norman Conquest, How Then Shall We Live?
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
Note that on Footprints In The Sand, The Sonrise Sampler and Solid Rock Sampler 1, the fade out on the last note is cut short by a fraction of a second |
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Version 2 is a live recording, performed with a full band in Sweden, in 1993
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Version 3 is a full studio recording. It is a remix by another artist
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Version 4 is a live recording, performed with the band Beam during the 1998 Flevo Festival in Holland
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Version 5 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar
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Version 6 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar at the Creation West festival in 2000
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Version 7 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during a concert in Northern Ireland
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Version 8 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during a concert in Beaverton, Portland, on October 18, 2003
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Version 9 is the same recording as version 8, but with the initial chords and tuning check removed. Also, the applause at the end is cross faded with the start of the following track, The Outlaw
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lyrics version 1
Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
lyrics version 2
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
'Cos you can easily hit number one with a bullet, totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
But you can tear all of the governments down and you still won't find release
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the Vatican when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
And if they think that Jesus is white they'd be surprised to see his face
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
Yeah yeah yeah
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
When this world is bankrupt we're gonna walk on streets of gold
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't like the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
Because I
I and I
Yes I
I believe in God
I believe in God
Can you believe in God
Do you believe in God
Yeah
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
'Cos you can easily hit number one with a bullet, totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
But you can tear all of the governments down and you still won't find release
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the Vatican when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
And if they think that Jesus is white they'd be surprised to see his face
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
Yeah yeah yeah
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
When this world is bankrupt we're gonna walk on streets of gold
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't like the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
Because I
I and I
Yes I
I believe in God
I believe in God
Can you believe in God
Do you believe in God
Yeah
lyrics version 3
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
lyrics version 4
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel charts
'Cos you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down and you still won't find release
But I, oh I, I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
And if they think that Jesus is white they'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I, I believe in God
Yeah
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't believe in money the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt, we're gonna walk on streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no paleantologist make a monkey outta me
And I don't believe the devil, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
Because I, yeah
I and I, yeah
Yes I, woh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel charts
'Cos you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down and you still won't find release
But I, oh I, I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
And if they think that Jesus is white they'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I, I believe in God
Yeah
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't believe in money the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt, we're gonna walk on streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no paleantologist make a monkey outta me
And I don't believe the devil, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
Because I, yeah
I and I, yeah
Yes I, woh I believe in God
I believe in God
lyrics version 5
Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, then you still won't find release
But I, yes I, I believe in God
Oh ye-ah
[Imitates guitar solo]
I don't believe in
I don't usually sing this verse but I'll, I'll sing it. You guys'll probably understand [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto
Should I stop now? 'Kay [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we mighta built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
And if they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
I yeah yeah, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey outta me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, then you still won't find release
But I, yes I, I believe in God
Oh ye-ah
[Imitates guitar solo]
I don't believe in
I don't usually sing this verse but I'll, I'll sing it. You guys'll probably understand [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto
Should I stop now? 'Kay [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we mighta built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
And if they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
I yeah yeah, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey outta me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I, yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
lyrics version 6
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in
This is not folk music [Spoken]
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
I yes I, I believe in God
Alright, take it boys
Sounds good
I don't believe
In a lot of things
Trying to figure out which verses to drop out, 'cause sometimes I get in trouble depending what part of the country I'm in. I think I'm pretty safe here [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we might'a built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
And if they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
Yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no paleantologist make a monkey outta me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe in
This is not folk music [Spoken]
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet and totally miss the heart
But I, I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
I don't believe in revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
I yes I, I believe in God
Alright, take it boys
Sounds good
I don't believe
In a lot of things
Trying to figure out which verses to drop out, 'cause sometimes I get in trouble depending what part of the country I'm in. I think I'm pretty safe here [Spoken]
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we might'a built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
And if they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
Yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no paleantologist make a monkey outta me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I yes I, I believe in God
I believe in God
lyrics version 7
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel charts
You can easily hit number one with a bullet an' totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the people's revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would've built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
If they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
Alright take it boys [Spoken]
Sounds good [Spoken]
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
'Cause I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel charts
You can easily hit number one with a bullet an' totally miss the heart
But I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the people's revolution or the empty words of peace
'Cause you can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
I, yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would've built the bomb
I don't believe the Aryan is the master race
If they think that Jesus was white they'd be surprised to see his face
I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
Alright take it boys [Spoken]
Sounds good [Spoken]
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
When I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
'Cause I, yes I, I believe in God, I believe in God
lyrics versions 8 and 9
I don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
But I, a-yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change realities and feed the poor some bread
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't know the words to this song
But that don't bother me if it don't bother you
I could just sing the wrong lyrics all night long
I'm taking suggestions
Anybody have a verse they think I might wanna sing [Spoken]
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I, yes I, I believe in God
[Clears throat]
Thank you [Spoken]
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or even the gospel charts
'Cause you can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
But I, a-yes I, I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Until the leaders change realities and feed the poor some bread
I don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
I don't know the words to this song
But that don't bother me if it don't bother you
I could just sing the wrong lyrics all night long
I'm taking suggestions
Anybody have a verse they think I might wanna sing [Spoken]
I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no palaeontologist make a monkey out of me
I don't believe the devil's lies, ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm gonna bust out of my grave
I, yes I, I believe in God
[Clears throat]
Thank you [Spoken]
The phrase "I and I" is Rastafarian for "Myself and God"
