Joanie could have saved her life    If she’d just put on a dress    And said Jesus the only child    Jesus is an only child    Jesus is the only child of god    Why would a god send a woman to do what men had always done    Why would she do that?       Joseph could have saved his life    If he’d just taken the pardon    Said I was guilty but now I’m free    Said I was guilty but now I’m free    Said I was guilty but now I’m free    Who needs fair trials anyway when freedom is all that we wage    Who’d die for that       I want to be a martyr    I want to die for this song    I want to be a martyr    I want to die for this song       Oh ohhhh yeah       Aileen could have saved her life    If she’d just got a respectable job    And said I don’t want to hook no more    I don’t want to hook no more    I don’t want to hook no more    The economy is looking fine    Plenty of good jobs you’ll find    For a poor uneducated white trash woman with no experience       I want to be a martyr    I want to die for this song    I want to be a martyr    I want to die for this song       Oh ohhhh yeah