JESUS CHRIST

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Song Title
JESUS CHRIST
Writers
Woody Guthrie
Publisher
Essex Music Benelux B.V.
% Publisher Controls
100
Territory Controlled
Luxembourg
Themes/Keywords
Christ, Death, Grave, Jesus, Kindness, Man, Religion
Lyrics
Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land
A hard-working man and brave
He said to the rich, "Give your money to the poor,"
But they laid Jesus Christ in His grave
CHORUS:
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 of your jewelry and give it to the poor,"
And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
CHORUS
When Jesus come to town, all the working folks around
Believed what he did say
But the bankers and the preachers, they nailed Him on the cross,
And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave.
CHORUS
And the people held their breath when they heard about his death
Everybody wondered why
It was the big landlord and the soldiers that they hired
To nail Jesus Christ in the sky
CHORUS
This song was written in New York City
Of rich man, preacher, and slave
If Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee,
They would lay poor Jesus in His grave.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
JEFF MANGUM Folk Devotional, Spiritual Acoustic Guitar, Live Performance, Vocal 2000's Buy >
T.D. LIND Soundtrack Devotional, Upbeat, Uplifting Banjo, Drums, Guitar, Vocal 2000's Buy >
U2 Pop Devotional, Upbeat, Uplifting Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocal 1980's Buy >
WOODY GUTHRIE Singer/Songwriter Confrontational, Devotional, Uplifting Acoustic Guitar, Live Performance, Vocal 1940's Buy >

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