Standard (EADGBE)
All the streets are filled with laughter and light
and the music of the season
and the merchant's windows are all bright
with the faces of the ch ildren
and the families hurry into thei r homes
as the sky darkens and f reezes
We'll be gathering around our he arths and tables
Giving thanks for God's graces
and the birth of the rebel Jesus
Well they call him by the Prince of Peace
And they call him by the Savior
and they pray to Him upon the seats
and in every bold endeav or
and they fill His chuches with t heir pride and gold
as their faith in Him in creases
but they've turned the nature th at I worship in
from a temple to a robbe r's den
in the words of the rebel Jesus
We guard our world with locks and guns
and we guard our fine posessions
and once a year when christmas comes
we give to our r elations
and perhaps we give a li ttle to the poor
if the generosity should seize us
but if anyone of us shou ld interfere
in the business of why t here are poor
we'll get the same as the rebel Jesus
but pardon me if I have seemed
to take the tone of judgment
for I've no wish to come between
this day and you r enjoyment
in a life of hardship an d of earthly toil
there's a need for anyth ing that frees us
So I bid you pleasure an d I bid you cheer
from a heathen and a pag an
on the side of the rebel Jesus