The people keep a -comin'
The people keep a -comin'
She called him Jesus, O Lord,
Called him Jesus, O my Lord,
Called him Jesus, O Lord,
The people keep a -comin'
and they're trained and gone.
Now where was he born, O Lord,
Where was he born, O Lord?
The people keep a -comin'
Born in a stable, O Lord.
Born in a stable, O Lord.
The people keep a -comin'
Where did they lay him, O Lord?
Where did they lay him, O my Lord?
Where did they lay him, O Lord?
The people keep a -comin'
Laid him in the manger, O Lord,
Laid him in the manger, O Lord,
The people keep a -comin'
and a -trainin' and a -goin'.
The people keep a -comin'
on the train and goin' home.