God's Gonna Cut You Down - Live - Odetta

You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

You may run home for a long time

Lemme tell you, God Almighty gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar

Go tell that midnight rider

Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter

Tell 'em God Almighty gonna cut 'em down

Stop, God Almighty, let me tell you the news

My head been wet with the midnight dews

Now I been down on my bended knees

Talkin' to the Man from Galilee

My God spoke, spoke so sweet

I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet

He put one hand upon my head

Great God Almighty, let me tell you what He said

Go tell that long tongued liar

Go tell that midnight rider

Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter

Tell 'em God Almighty gonna cut 'em down

You may throw a rock, hide your hand

Working in the dark against your fellow man

Sure as God made the day and the night

What you do in the dark will be brought to light

You may run and hide, slip and slide

Try to take the mote from your neighbor’s eyes

But sure there is the rich and the poor

You gonna reap, my brother, just what you sow

You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

You may run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty gonna cut you down

Some people go to church just to signify

Try to make a date with the neighbor’s wife

But neighbor let me tell you just as sure as you’re born

You better leave that woman, just leave her alone

'Cause one of these days you just mark my word

You’ll think your brother is gone to work

You walk up, knock on the door

That’s all brother, you’ll knock no more

Go tell that long tongued liar

Go tell that midnight rider

Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter

Tell 'em God Almighty gonna cut 'em down