Before The Fire Comes Down

Heres comes a sinner
He’s a beginner
He’s been doing good at doing wrong
He don’t read the bible
He ain’t very reliable
He won’t make it in this world for very long
Lord, Lord, Lord
Help this lowly sinner
Tell him where to go, and what to do
To wash away the blood from his face, and from his fingers
Hide in him a hole far away
You better open up a hole in the sky
Before the fire comes down
Here comes gambling Susan
She’s a using up, and a losing
The money she’s refusing to save
Her husbands sick, and tired
The children all are crying
While Susie bets her life against the fray
Lord, Lord, Lord
Help this lowly sinner
Tell her where to go, and what to do
To wash away the blood from her face, and from her fingers
Hide her a hole far away
You better open up a hole in the sky
Before the fire comes down