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Artist: Johnny Cash
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Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
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Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
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Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh were you there when they crucified my Lord?
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?
Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble
Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?
(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Well were you there when the stone was rolled away?
Were you there when the stone was rolled away?
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble
Were you there when the stone was rolled away?
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