Lord God Almighty let me tell the news
My head got wet in holy dew
Great God I been down on my bended knees
Talking to a man from NYC
Michael spoke and he sound so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet
He put one hand upon my head
Great God Almighty let me tell you what he said

Go tell that lonesome liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell that gamblin', ramblin' backbiter
Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might strut your stuff, hide your head
Work in the dark with the lowly men
Sure as God made you rich and poor
You're gonna reap just what you sow

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down
You might run on for a long time

Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

Run
Run
Run
Run
Run

Me and Rosette wanna go home to bed
She just had to lose something off her head
Found the guy with it sitting by the lake
Took her hat back, she said "Tough habit to break"

Go tell that lonesome liar
Go tell that midnight rider
Tell that gamblin', ramblin' backbiter
Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down

You might run on for a long time
Run on, ducking and dodging
Run on, demons, for a long time
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down