Jesus Christ was a man
Who traveled through the land
A hard working 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 of 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
Then they laid

Jesus Christ in his grave

The poor working people

They followed him around
They 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 in Galilee
They would lay

Jesus Christ in his grave