They hung him of a cross
They hung him on a cross
They hung him on a cross for me

One day when I lost
They hung him on a cross
They hung him on a cross for me

They whooped him up the hill
They whooped him up the hill
They whooped him up the hill for me

One day when I lost
They hung him on a cross
They whooped him up the hill for me

He never said among them would
They never said among them would
They never said among them would for me

One day when I lost
They hung him on a cross
They hung him on a cross for me

They hurt him in the side
They bit him in the side
They bit him in the side for me

One day when I lost
They hung him on a cross
They hung him on a cross for me

They hung his head and died
They hung his head and died
He hung his head and died for me

One day when I lost
They hung him on a cross
They hung him on a cross for me

Originally by Leadbelly


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  • +2
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    Catchy tune. It makes me think about how horrible people can be, and how that wonderful man went through all that so we can be saved from eternal death.

    Grungemanon April 11, 2014   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    It's a Ledbelly song. So it is completely impossible to be about Kurt. Gospel song

    scoffedon February 06, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    possibly about jesus?

    iiharmonyiion December 28, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    yup

    scoffedon January 01, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    yea its about jesus..and its a leadbelly cover

    TransparentSunChildon January 03, 2005   Link
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    GREAT SONG One day when I lost They hung him on a cross

    IT KIND OF MAKES YOU WANT TO KIIL YOURSELF HUH?

    bleedingMASCARA4Uon January 28, 2005   Link
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    It's about Kurt's alienation from his sudden celebrity. He feels like he's becoming lost and the public is hanging him on a cross.

    Treefingeron February 06, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    It's a Ledbelly song. So it is completely impossible to be about Kurt. Gospel song

    scoffedon February 06, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    Yeah tree finger this has nothing to do with Kurt Cobain. I find it very interesting on all of the Nirvana songs on here that somebody will chime in with 'It's about how Kurt hated being a celebrity' EVERY SONG??!. The man is generally considered a genious by those who listen to him and i have a problem with a genious being so limited in his choice of subject matter. Otherwise great little song gets stuck in my head

    gangreenouson February 10, 2005   Link
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    Its talking about how "Jesus died for our sins."

    Talk to meon February 19, 2005   Link

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