Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land, hard working man and brave. He said to the rich, give your goods to the poor, so they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand, his followers true and brave. One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot has laid Jesus Christ in his grave. He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff, told them all the same, sell all your jewelry and give it to the poor, but 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, they nailed him on a cross, and they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Poor working people, they followed him around, sung and shouted gay. 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, everybody wondered why. Was the landlord and soldiers that he hired to nail Jesus Christ in the sky? This song was written in New York City of rich men, preachers, and slaves. If Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galilee, they would lay Jesus Christ in his grave.