| Lord God Almighty let me tell the news | |
| My head got wet in midnight dew | |
| Great God I been down on my bended knees | |
| Talking to a man from Galilee | |
| Michael spoke and he sound so sweet | |
| I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet | |
| He put one hand upon my head | |
| Great God Almighty let me tell you what he said | |
| "Go tell that lonesome liar | |
| Go tell that midnight rider | |
| Tell the gamblin', ramblin' backslider | |
| Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down" | |
| You might run on for a long time | |
| Run on, ducking and dodging | |
| Run on, children, for a long time | |
| Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down | |
| You might throw your rock, hide your head | |
| Work in the dark with your fellow men | |
| Sure as God made you rich and poor | |
| You're gonna reap just what you sow | |
| You might run on for a long time | |
| Run on, ducking and dodging | |
| Run on, children, for a long time | |
| Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down | |
| You might run on for a long time | |
| Run on, ducking and dodging | |
| Run on, children, for a long time | |
| Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down | |
| Some people go to church just to signify | |
| Trying to make a date with the neighbor's wife | |
| Brother let me tell you just as sure as you're born | |
| You better leave that woman alone | |
| Go tell that lonesome liar | |
| Go tell that midnight rider | |
| Tell the gamblin', ramblin' backslider | |
| Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down | |
| You might run on for a long time | |
| Run on, ducking and dodging | |
| Run on, children, for a long time | |
| Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down | |
| ... |