The Preacher and the Slave

Long-haired preachers come out every night Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right But when asked about something to eat They will answer in voices so sweet You will eat, you will eat, by and by In that glorious land in the sky, way up high Work and pray, live on hay You'll get pie in the sky when you die, that's a lie The Starvation Army they play And they shout and they clap and they pray When they got all your coins on the drum They will tell you when you're on the bum You will eat, you will eat, by and by In that glorious land in the sky, way up high Work and pray, live on hay You'll get pie in the sky when you die, that's a lie Working folks of all countries unite Side by side we for freedom shall fight When this world and its wealth we have gained To the grafters we'll sing this refrain You will eat, you will eat, by and by When you've learned how to cook and how to fry Chop some wood, it'll do you good And you'll eat in that sweet by and by, that's no lie