Confessional

and admitted it
and i’ve been prepared to pay the freight
but selling a saint down the river
(archbishop regnault de chartres) i think you’ve just invented number eight
(general) i did it and i’m sorry but forgive me and i promise
that i’ll never ever do it any more
just promise that you’ll forgive me and i’ll tell ya,
what i tell ya
it’s a bit too much to ask forgiveness for
oh what i did!
oh what i’ve done!
to that poor kid!
(archbishop) confess my son!
(genera) i arranged to have her taken by surprise myself
i despise myself
no one could despise me any more!
like all things that work, it was simple
(general + archbishop) too bad we didn’t think of it before!
(general) i keep avoiding mirrors
i can’t stand my own reflection
i’m ashamed to even look me in the eyes
now, let me see where was i?
(archbishop) you’d arranged to have her taken--
(general) i’d arranged to have her taken by surprise!
i sprung my trap
you’ll love the rest!
right in my lap!
i’m so depressed
she’d begun to win the day when in the battle’s heat
someone blew retreat
left without support what could she do
then somebody pulled up the drawbridge
i don’t suppose i have to tell you who?
i did it and i’m sorry but for give me--
(archbishop) now just a second!
hold on a minute! joan’s trial begins tomorrow
did you tell charley we’d arranged to get her off?
(general) and returned to him safe and sound!
(archbishop) and he bought that?
(general) swallowed it whole!
(archbishop) we-heh-heh-heh-ell!
if you’re really sorry, i forgive you, i forgive you
five our father’s, ten hail mary’s
(general) you’re the boss!
(archbishop) hold on i haven’t finished!
(genral) oh now, let’s not over-do it
(archbishop) say a half a dozen stations of the cross!
(general) let’s make it four
(archbishop) it’s all the same!
oh, one thing more, a small donation in her name!
(general) now can i go? will that be all?
(archbishop) come any time you fall from grace, feel free to call
(general) it’s nice to know you’re always there!
(archbishop) i’m always here!
(general + archbishop) to break the fall!