The Preacher And The Slave keyboard

The Preacher And The Slave

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Verse #1:

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 Long-haired preachers come out every night 
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 Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right
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 But when asked how 'bout something to eat 
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 They will answer in voices so sweet 

 Chorus Type #1:
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 You will eat You will eat, bye and bye bye and bye
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 In that glorious land above the sky Way up high
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 Work and pray Work and pray, live on hay live on hay
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 You'll get pie in the sky when you die 

 Verse #2:
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 And the Starvation Army, they play 
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 And they sing and they clap and they pray 
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 Till they get all your coin on the drum 
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 Then they tell you when you're on the bum 

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 Verse #3:
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 Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out 
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 And they holler, they jump and they shout 
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 Give your money to Jesus, they say 
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 He will cure all diseases today 

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 Verse #4:
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 If you fight hard for children and wife
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 Try to get something good in this life 
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 You're a sinner and bad man, they tell 
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 When you die you will sure go to hell.  

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 Verse #5:
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 Workingmen of all countries, unite 
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 Side by side we for freedom will fight 
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 When the world and its wealth we have gained 
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 To the grafters we'll sing this refrain 

 Chorus Type #2: 
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 You will eat (You will eat), bye and bye bye and bye
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 When you've learned how to cook and how to fry How to fry
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 Chop some wood Chop some wood, 'twill do you good do you good
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 Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye That's no lie

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