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Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land |
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A hard-working man and brave |
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He said to the rich, "Give your money to the poor," |
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But they laid Jesus Christ in His grave |
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Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand |
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His followers true and brave |
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One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot |
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Has laid Jesus Christ in His Grave |
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He went to the preacher, He went to the sheriff |
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He told them all the same |
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"Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the poor," |
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And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave. |
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When Jesus come to town, all the working folks around |
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Believed what he did say |
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But the bankers and the preachers, they nailed Him on the cross, |
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And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. |
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And the people held their breath when they heard about his death |
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Everybody wondered why |
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It was the big landlord and the soldiers that they hired |
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To nail Jesus Christ in the sky |
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This song was written in New York City |
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Of rich man, preacher, and slave |
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If Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee, |
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They would lay poor Jesus in His grave. |
