Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ was a man
Who travelled through the land
A hardworking man and brave
He said to the rich, "give your goods to the poor"
But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Jesus was a man
A carpenter by hand
His followers true and brave
One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot
Has laid Jesus Christ in his grave

He went to the preacher
He went to the sheriff
He told them all the same
"Sell all your jewelry and give it to the poor"
But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

When Jesus come to town
All 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

The poor working people
They followed him around
The sung and they shouted gay
The cops and the soldiers
They nailed him in the air
And they laid 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
To nail Jesus Christ in the sky

This song was written in New York City
Of rich man, preacher, and slave
But if Jesus was to preach
Like he preached at Galilee
They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave