JESUS CHRIST (Woody Guthrie - sulla base di un motivo tradizionale) Jesus Christ was a man that travelled thru the land A hard working man and brave He said to the rich "give your goods to the poor" So they laid Jesus Christ in His grave Yes Jesus was a man a carpenter by hand His followers true and brave One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot Has laid poor Jesus 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" So they laid Jesus Christ in His grave When Jesus come to town the working folks around Believed what He did say The bankers and the preachers nailed Him on a cross And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave Now the workin’ people followed Him around Sing and shouted gay But 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 Ev'rybody wandered why It was the landlord and the soldiers hit it hard That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky This song was made in New York City Of rich men preachers and slaves If Jesus was to preach like He preached at Galilee They would lay Jesus Christ in His grave. Yes Jesus was a man and a carpenter by hand His followers true and brave One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot Has laid poor Jesus in His grave Woody Guthrie > canzoni > This Land Is Your Land - The Asch Recordings Vol 1