When the man comes around…

Johnny Cash
When the man comes around…

 

Lyrics

“And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunderOne of the four beasts saying,‘Come and see.’ and I saw, and behold a white horse”
There’s a man goin’ ’round takin’ namesAnd he decides who to free and who to blameEverybody won’t be treated all the sameThere’ll be a golden ladder reachin’ downWhen the man comes around
The hairs on your arm will stand upAt the terror in each sip and in each supWill you partake of that last offered cupOr disappear into the potter’s ground?When the man comes around
Hear the trumpets hear the pipersOne hundred million angels singin’Multitudes are marchin’ to the big kettledrumVoices callin’, voices cryin’Some are born and some are dyin’It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom comeAnd the whirlwind is in the thorn treeThe virgins are all trimming their wicksThe whirlwind is in the thorn treeIt’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Till armageddon no shalam, no shalomThen the father hen will call his chickens homeThe wise man will bow down before the throneAnd at his feet they’ll cast their golden crownsWhen the man comes around
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust stillWhoever is righteous let him be righteous stillWhoever is filthy let him be filthy stillListen to the words long written downWhen the man comes around
Hear the trumpets hear the pipersOne hundred million angels singin’Multitudes are marchin’ to the big kettledrumVoices callin’, voices cryin’Some are born and some are dyin’It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom comeAnd the whirlwind is in the thorn treeThe virgins are all trimming their wicksThe whirlwind is in the thorn treesIt’s hard for thee to kick against the prickIn measured hundredweight and penny poundWhen the man comes around
“And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beastsAnd I looked, and behold a pale horseAnd his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with him”