Sit them by the pages, sit them by the cross Worn by the preacher whose soul was lost Sit them by their empty paychecks as they cry out why Bought and sold children leading bought and sold lives
Sit them by their voting lines with their false hope Back door politicians peddling back door dope Sit them by the lost tears in their mothers eyes Who didn’t have the money to keep their babies alive
Sit them by the angry men with the blistered hands And broken backs, broke building this land
Singing, oh Lord not once more The few get most while the most get poor
Whoa Lord, once again We’ve all been had in hallelujahland Whoa Lord, once again We’ve all been had in hallelujahland
Sit them by the puddles of mud, and the wells that cry As blood slowly drips off of blood that’s dried And all the babies to all the wives While their husbands clock in on that death line
And Jesus save the meek and poor Said the hallelujah pimp to his hallelujah whore