A Tramp On The Street - Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Only a tramp was Lazarus that day

He who lay down by the rich man’s gate

Well, he begged for some crumbs from the rich man to eat

But they left him to die like a ramp on the street

He was some mother’s darling, he was some mother’s son;

Once he was fair and once he was young

And some mother rocked him, a little darling to sleep

But they left him to die like a tramp on the street

If Jesus should come and knock on your door

Would you let Him come in and pick from your store?

Would you turn Him away, with nothing to eat?

Would you leave Him to die like a tramp on the street?

Jesus, He died on Calvary’s peak

Nails in His hands, Lord, nails in His feet

Gave His life’s blood for you and for me

But they left Him to die like a tramp on the street