ANNAS
 Good, Caiaphas, the council waits for you.

GAMALIEL
 The Pharisees and priests are here for you.

CAIAPHAS
 Ah, gentlemen, you know why we are here.
 We've not much time, and quite a problem here.

CHOIR (outside)
 Hosanna Superstar!
 Hosanna Superstar!
 Hosanna Superstar!
 Hosanna Superstar!

ANNAS
 Listen to the howling mob of blockheads in the street!
 trick or two with lepers, and the whole towns on its feet.

ALL (inside)
 He is dangerous!

CHOIR (outside)
 Jesus Christ ...Superstar!

ALL (inside)
 He is dangerous!

CHOIR (outside)
 Tell us that you're who they say you are!

GAMALIEL
 The man is in town right now to whip up some support

ANNAS
 rabble rousing mission that I think we should abort.

ALL (inside)
 He is dangerous!

CHOIR (outside)
 Jesus Christ Superstar!

ALL (inside)
 He is dangerous!

GAMALIEL
 Look Caiaphas -they're right outside our yard!

ANNAS
 Quick Caiaphas-go call the Roman guard!

CAIAPHAS
 No, wait!
 We need a more permanent solution to our problem.

ANNAS
 What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth?
 Miracle wonderman, hero of fools.

GAMALIEL
 No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans.....

CAIAPHAS 
 One thing I'll say for him - Jesus is cool.

ANNAS
 We dare not leave him to his own devices. 
 His half-witted fans will get out of control.

GAMALIEL
 But how can we stop him? His glamour increases
 By leaps every minute, he's top of the poll.

CAIAPHAS
 I see bad things arising.
 The crowd crown him king; which the Romans would ban.
 I see blood and [bad word] 
 Our elimination because of one man.

Blood and [bad word] because of one man. 

ALL (inside)
 Because, because, because of one man.

CAIAPHAS
 Our elimination because of one man.

ALL (inside)
 Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man.

GAMALIEL
 What then to do about this Jesusmania?

ANNAS
 How do we deal with this carpenter king? 

GAMALIEL
 Where do we start with a man who is bigger
 Than John was when John did his baptism thing?

CAIAPHAS
 Fools! You have no perception!
 The stake we are gambling are frighteningly high.
 We must [bad word] [bad word] 
 So like John before him, this Jesus must die.
 For the sake of the nation, this Jesus must die.

ALL (inside)
 Must die, must die, this Jesus must die.

CAIAPHAS
 So like John before him, this Jesus must die

ALL (inside)
 Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!