Plastic Jesus - Folk Song

Plastic Jesus, an American folk song written by Ed Rush and George Cromarty in 1957. Paul Newman sings a version in the 1967 movie ‘Cool Hand Luke’.
There are many versions and loads of different verses have been added, some of them get a bit outrageous.
As a young lad i remember hearing my auld aunties singing this song after a couple o' brandys and it has been knocking around in my head for nearly 30yrs.
Its actually a mighty song for singin' in the shower! g'luck.
Lyrics:
I don’t care if it rains or freezes,
'long as I got my plastic Jesus,
sittin’ on the dashboard of my car
Goin’ 90 and it aint scary,
cos I’ve got the virgin Mary,
sittin’ on the dashboard of my car.
When I’m in the back seat sinnin’
Jesus is up there grinnin’
sittin’ on the dashboard of my car.
Red or white, black or yeller,
I don’t care cos he’s my feller,
Sittin’ on the dashboard of my car.
When I’m in a traffic jam,
he don’t care if i say “Damn”
I can let all kind of curses roll,
Cos plastic Jesus he can’t hear,
Because he has a plastic ear,
the man who invented plastic saved my soul.
Get yourself a sweet madonna,
dressed in rhinestones sittin on a,
pedestal of abalone shell,
going 90 and it aint scary,
because i got the virgin Mary
Tellin’ me that i won’t go to hell.
Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus
Sittin’ on the dashboard of my car,
Through all my trials and tribulations,
and my travels across the nation
as long as i got my Jesus ill go far.

[@cccsquadca1678]

Absolutely amazing!!! Dude you have a killer voice!

[@peterhempenstall9968]

Absolutely Magic performance Sir, love it.

[@branherreria9289]

Great cover. You have an amazing voice!!

[@dantallman5345]

You have the perfect voice for this song. Well done.

[@Rosarium7]

Thanks a lot Paddy, what a wonderful song ! 👍

[@emilybakermagic8364]

So soulful, got goosebumps

[@jennifertochi6253]

Wonderful work. You have a subscriber for life.

[@stuart5107]

Love it 👏👏

[@nanderpaulus8728]

Well done sir 👏

[@JohnDuggan-p9h]

Hi, have you a website, FB page, etc? where are you based? Great songs, John

[@Orourkebanjo]

Dude that guitar sounds so nice. You’ve got a great selection of songs here. All the best to you in 2024!

[@MichaelRoche-wv7ce]

You're my new favorite artist. Go raibh math agat. I ain't scary... In New Orleans/Louisiana colloquialism, it translates to I ain't scared. Scary is used to describe the reaction, not the inducement.

[@raymondmagee8901]

Savage stuff paddy 👏

[@LonesomeTraveler]

Hope you know the Jello Biafra& Mojo Nixon version it's fab! But I like yours too!

[@karlk390]

I can hear grainne and niamh singing this 😂