I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Preacher and the Slave (Pie in the Sky)
Words by Joe Hill
Melody from the gospel song "Sweet Bye and Bye"/"Sweet By and By"
Rise Up Singing chapter: Rich and Poor, p.184
Verse chords: G C G - / - - D - / G C G - / - D G -
Chorus chords: G - D - / - - G - / - - C - / G D G
Long-haired preachers come out every night
Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right
But when asked "How 'bout something to eat?"
They will answer in voices so sweet:
You will eat, by and by
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray, live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die
It was Cisco Houston, an associate of Woody Guthrie, who would later add "and that's a lie" to the end of each stanza
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