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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 |
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Jesus Christ in |
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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 |
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Judas Iscariot |
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Has laid Jesus |
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Christ in |
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His Grave |
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He went to the preacher, |
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He went to the sheriff |
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He told them all the same "Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the poor," |
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And they laid |
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Jesus Christ in |
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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 |
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Him on the cross, |
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And they laid |
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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 |
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Christ in the sky |
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This song was written in |
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New York City |
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Of rich man, preacher, and slave |
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If Jesus was to preach what |
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He preached in |
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Galilee, They would lay poor |
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Jesus in His grave. |