The Tramp on the Street
by Hank Williams
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Only a tramp was Lazarus sad fate
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He who lay down at the rich man's gate
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He begged for the crumbs from the rich man to eat
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He was only a tramp found dead on the street
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He was some mother's darlin' he was some mother's son
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Once he was fair and once he was young
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Some mother rocked him her darlin' to sleep
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But they left him to die like a tramp on the street
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Jesus who died on Calvary's tree
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Shed His life's blood for you and for me
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They pierced His sides His hands and His feet
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And they left Him to die like a tramp on the street
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He was Mary's own darlin' he was God's chosen Son
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Once He was fair and once He was young
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Mary she rocked Him her darlin' to sleep
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But they left Him to die like a tramp on the street
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If Jesus should come and knock on your door
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For a place to come in or bread from your store
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Would you welcome Him in or turn Him away
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Then the God's would deny you on the Great Judgment Day
