They Laid Jesus Chjrist In His Grave 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

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.

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.

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

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.

Woody Guthrie - Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1-3

Feb 1992

1. Lost Train Blues
2. Railroad Blues
3. Rye Whiskey
4. Old Joe Clark
5. Beaumont Rag
6. Texas Oil Field
7. Greenback Dollar
8. Boll Weevil Song
9. So Long, It's Been Good To Know You
10. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
11. Do-Re-Mi
12. Hard Times
13. They Laid Jesus Chjrist In His Grave
14. Jolly Banker
15. I Ain't Got No Home
16. Dirty Overalls
17. Chain Around My Leg
18. Worried Man Blues
19. Lonesome Valley
20. Walking Down That Railroad Line
21. Goin' Down That Road Feeling Bad
22. Dust Storm Disaster
23. Foggy Mountain Top
24. Dust Pneumonia Blues
25. California Blues
26. Dust Bowl Refugees
27. Will Rogers Highway
28. Los Angeles New Year's Flood