The Preacher and the Slave (Pie in the Sky) (key of E)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L310
Credit: Joe Hill · 1911
Origin: Joe Hill, 1911, published in the IWW Little Red Songbook; sung to the tune of 'In the Sweet Bye and Bye'. Public domain. Typed sheet with handwritten chords in E for the first verse and chorus.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Preacher_and_the_Slave
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as handwritten on the sheet (first verse and chorus); later verses use the same chords. Wording as typed.
E A E Long-haired preachers come out every night E B7 Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right E A E But when asked about something to eat E B7 E They will answer with voices so sweet [Chorus] E B7 You will eat (you will eat) bye and bye (bye and bye) B7 E In that glorious land above the sky (way up high) E A Work and pray (work and pray), live on hay (live on hay) E B7 E A E You'll get pie in the sky when you die. (that's a lie) And the starvation army they play And they sing and they clap and they pray Till they get all your coin on the drum Then they tell you that you're on the bum If you fight for the good things in life They will tell you to stop all the strife Be a sheep for the bosses they say Or to hell you are sure on the way Workingfolk of all countries unite Side by side we for freedom will fight When the world and its wealth we have gained To the grafters we'll sing this refrain [Last Chorus] You will eat, (you will eat) bye and bye (bye and bye) When you've learned how to cook and to fry Chop some wood (chop some wood) 'twill do you good And you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye. (That's no lie!)