You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Gather round me children – let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dew
I've been down on my bended knees
Talking to the man from Gallilee
He spoke to me in a voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet
He placed one hand upon my head
Great God almighty – let me tell you what he said
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter
Tell 'em great God almighty gonna cut 'em down
You may throw your rock – hide your hand
Working in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light
But as sure as God made rich and poor
You gonna reap just what you sow
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter
Tell 'em great God almighty gonna cut 'em down
You can run on for a long time…