Jesus Christ been here and gone   What a painful price to pay   He's left his life in a thunderstorm   Tears cold dark eyes upon      Swing pendulum, swing low   Got no place to call my own   Oh, my Lord, don't you bother me   I'm as tired as a man can be   I'm as tired as a man can be      Jesus Christ been here and gone   What a painful place to leave   With frost on the limbs of a cherry tree   This cold, cold wind is buryin' me      Swing pendulum, swing slow   Got no time to call my own   Oh, my Lord, don't you bother me   I'm as tired as a man can be   I'm as tired as a man can be