God's Gonna Cut You Down

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Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to[who?] as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time included her song "Take This Hammer" on its list of the All-Time 100 Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music." more »

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1956

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You may run home for a long time
Run on for a long time
You may run home for a long time
But lemme tell you God Almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long-tongued liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter
Tell 'im God Almighty's gonna cut him down
Great God Almighty, let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dews
Now I've been down on my bended knees
Talkin' to the Man from Galilee
My God spoke, He spoke so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet
He put one hand on my head
Great God Almighty, let me tell you what He said
"You may run on for a long time
But let me tell you God Almighty's gonna cut you down"
You may throw a rock, hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But sure as God has made the day and the night
What you do in the dark will be brought to light
You may run and hide, slide and slide
Try to take the mote from your neighbor's eyes
But sure as God made the Virgin and the Pope
What you reap, my brother, is what you sow
You may run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
You may run home for for a long time
But let me tell you God Almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long-tongued liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter
Tell them God Almighty's gonna cut him down
Some people go to church just to signify
Try to make a date with his neighbor's wife
But, neighbor, let me tell you, just as sure as you're born
You better leave that woman, well, ya leave her alone
Now one of these days, you just mark my words
You'll think the brother is a-gone to work
Now you'll wake up, a 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 'im God Almighty's gonna cut him down

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