G C G Long-haired preachers come out every night G D Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right G C G But when asked how 'bout something to eat G D G They will answer in voices so sweet
Chorus Type #1: G C You will eat, bye and bye D G In that glorious land above the sky G C Work and pray, live on hay G D G You'll get pie in the sky when you die
Verse #2: G C G And the Starvation Army, they play G D And they sing and they clap and they pray G C G Till they get all your coin on the drum G D G Then they tell you when you're on the bum
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Verse #3: G C G Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out G D And they holler, they jump and they shout G C G Give your money to Jesus, they say G D G He will cure all diseases today
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Verse #4: G C G If you fight hard for children and wife G D Try to get something good in this life G C G You're a sinner and bad man, they tell G D G When you die you will sure go to hell.
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Verse #5: G C G Workingmen of all countries, unite G D Side by side we for freedom will fight G C G When the world and its wealth we have gained G D G To the grafters we'll sing this refrain
Chorus Type #2: G C You will eat, bye and bye G D When you've learned how to cook and how to fry G C Chop some wood, 'twill do you good G D G Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye