Jesus Christ - Woody Guthrie 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 j**elry 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 d**h 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