Big Butter Jesus is a giant Jesus statue built for Monroe's Solid Rock Church in Ohio. The 62-foot high and16,000 lb sculpture finished in 2004 cost $250,000. The statute is so large that it can be visible from the nearby interstate highways and usually attracts a lot of traffic jams. The otherwise fameless sculpture gained instant popularity when the Bob & Tom show broadcast Heywood Banks' song (video and lyrics below) with the same name in 2006.
Big Butter Jesus song lyrics:
Source: Brett Anderson's The Way I See IT BlogIn southern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati
I beheld a vision, next to the expressway.
Was a 60 foot jesus, with his hands in the air
looks like he’s carved out of butter,
just like at the state fair.Big butter Jesus
Sweet cream Jesus
Oh country fresh Jesus
Unsalted Jesus
Oh Promise Jesus
Imperial Jesus
Can’t believe it’s not Jesus
Oleo Lord.Well you see him from the chest up
like he’s about to do a back flip,
like he scored a touchdown
or maybe melting or about to drown.
Well I’ve been to the state fair
seen a cow made out of corn cobs
Garth Brooks made of string cheese
and the virgin out of olives.Big butter Jesus
Sweet cream Jesus
Oh country fresh Jesus
Unsalted Jesus
Oh Promise Jesus
Imperial Jesus
Can’t believe it’s not Jesus
Oleo Lord.Shipped in pieces on a flatbed
staring backwards was his big head
Driver stuck in traffic backups
desperately avoiding eye contact
Well don’t make no graven images.
That’s one of the 10 commandments
I hope the grading curve is kindly
You get to heaven with a 90Big butter Jesus
Sweet cream Jesus
Oh country fresh Jesus
Unsalted Jesus
Oh Promise Jesus
Imperial Jesus
Can’t believe it’s not Jesus
Oleo Lord.Can’t believe it’s not Jesus,
Oh spread the word.
