牧師と奴隷 - The Preacher and the Slave (Japanese Version)

The Japanese version of the Joe Hill's protest song "The Preacher and the Slave". In Japan, this song, with lyrics translated by Fujisaki Ken'ichi (藤崎健一), has been widely sung in venues such as Utagoe coffeehouse (歌声喫茶). However, this recording features rewritten lyrics that offer an even more scathing critique of religious authority.
Performer: Attention Please (アテンション・プリーズ)
Year Recorded: 1970
Composer: Joseph P. Webster (From "In the Sweet By-and-By")
Year Composed: 1868
Year Written: 1911 (English original)
Source: Vinyl Record "牧師と奴隷 / 炭坑のいれずみ"　DP-2067
Lyrics:
牧師がおごそかに
説教するけれど
俺たちは腹ぺこさ
そこで牧師が猫なで声で
お待ち　もうすぐだ
天国にゆく日が来る
働け　我慢せえ
死んだらあの世で食べられる
俺たちが幸せを
この世で求めれば
いつもやつらの眼が光る
死んだら地獄ゆきだとさ
嘘つくな　嘘つくな
見てきたような嘘つくな
それならば　あいつらも
いつでも地獄ゆき
さあゆこう仲間たち
一緒に腕を組み
勝利の日　あいつらに
俺たちの歌うたおう
おゆき　天国へ
そこで祈るがよい
俺たちはこの世で
幸せを作るのだ

[@GETchan]

Absolute banger.

[@UnCommuniste]

Very nice

[@ゆうと-i5b]

ええやん