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Would Jesus Wear a Rolex

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B-side
  
"Cool Down Willard"

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
2:50

Released
  
May 1987 (1987-05)

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
MCA

Would Jesus Wear a Rolex is a song written by Margaret Archer and Chet Atkins, and recorded by Ray Stevens in 1987 on his album Crackin' Up!. The song reached 41 on the US Hot Country Songs charts and 45 on the Canadian Country charts.

The song tells of Stevens watching a televangelist, soliciting funds while wearing expensive clothing ("Asking me for $20, with $10,000 on his arm"). The remainder of the song consists of Stevens asking various questions in the manner of What Would Jesus Do?; the issues the singer raises parallel scandals surrounding various real-life televangelists of the era.

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Would Jesus Wear a Rolex Wikipedia