Jesus Christ

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

Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand

His followers true and brave

One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot

Has laid Jesus Christ in his 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

But 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

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

Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee

They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave