Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ - Woody Guthrie/The Almanac Singers

Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land

Hard working man and brave

He said to the rich Give your goods to the poor

So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Yes Jesus was a man a carpenter by hand

His followers true and brave

One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot

Has laid poor Jesus selives grave

He went to the preacher he went to the sheriff

Told them all the same

Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor

So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

When Jesus came to town the working folks around

Believed what he did say

The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross

And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Poor working people they follered him around

Sung and shouted gay

But Cops and the soldiers they nailed him in the air

And they nailed Jesus Christ in his grave

Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death

And everybody wondered why

It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired

That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky

This song was written in New York City

Of rich men preachers and slaves

The Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee

They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave

Yes Jesus was a man a carpenter by hand

His followers true and brave

One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot

Has laid poor Jesus selives grave