In the Sweet By and By / The Preacher and the Slave

In the sweet by and by 

we shall meet on that beautiful shore 

In the sweet by and by 

we shall meet on that. beautiful shore. 

Long haired preachers come out ev'ry night 

Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right 

But when asked about something to eat

They will answer with voices so sweet 

You will eat you will eat by and by 

In the glorious land in the sky way up high 

work and pray 

live on hay 

You'll get pie in the sky when ya die 

And the starvation army they play 

And they sing and they clap and they pray 

'Til they get all your coin on the drum 

Then they tell you when you're on the bum 

You will eat you will eat by and by 

In the glorious land in the sky way up high 

work and pray 

live on hay 

You'll get pie in the sky when ya die 

Holy rollers and jumpers come out 

And they holler and jump and they shout 

But when eat-ting time comes 'round they say 

You will eat on that glorious day 

You will eat you will eat by and by 

In the glorious land in the sky way up high 

work and pray

live on hay 

You'll get pie in the sky when ya die 

If you fight hard for children and wife 

Try to get something good in this life 

You're a sinner and bad man they tell 

When you die you will sure go to Hell 

You will eat you will eat by and by 

In the glorious land in the sky way up high 

work and pray 

live on hay 

You'll get pie in the sky when ya die 

Working men of all countries unite 

Together we'll stand and we'll fight 

When the 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 to fry 

Chop some wood do ya good 

And you'll eat in the sweet by and by