The Preacher and the Slave (Sweet Bye and Bye)... by Joe Hill

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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 re-ply with their in voices so sweet 

 Chorus #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 

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

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


If you work hard for children and wife
Try to get something good out of life  
You're a bad man and sinner they will tell
when you die you will sure go to hell. 

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

Final Chorus  
You will eat, bye and bye 
When you've learned how to cook and how to fry 
Chop some wood , it'll do you good!
Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye