that traveled through the land.
Carpenter, true and brave.
But that dirty little tower named
he laid Jesus Christ in his grave.
what must I do to be saved?
Sell all your goods and give it to the poor,
so they lay Jesus Christ in his grave.
carpenter true and brave.
But that dirty little coward
He laid Jesus Christ in his grave
People of the land took Jesus by the hand
And followed him far and wide
Said to the rich that the poor
So they killed Jesus Christ on the sly
When the love of the poor
shall someday turn to hate
And the patience of the workers gives away
It would be bet ter for you rich
So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
This song was written in New York City
Of carpenters, preachers, and slaves
what he preached in Galilee,
they would lay Jesus Christ in his grave.
Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand,
a carpenter true and brave.
But that dirty little coward named
they'd lay Jesus Christ in his