[Lyric] Run Run Run (The Chad Mitchell Trio)

[Verse 1]
Now, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore
Smote that water with a two-by-four
Water parted, and his people go through
But the water won't part for me and you

[Chorus]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run

[Verse 2]
Ah well, the Gospel children down in Egypt land
Were held right there by old Pharoah’s hand
Famine hit the land, and the water run low
Well, if you're holdin' any people better let ’em go

[Chorus]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run
[Verse 3]
Well, Joshua was said to be a mighty foe
'Cause he marched right up to old Jericho
He blows his horn, and the walls fall down
Better not build a wall around your hometown

[Chorus]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run

[Verse 4]
Well now, a long time before we had a cotton gin
We thought we'd better bring a lot of workin' people in
Carried 'em over in a slavery boat
Well, if you bring people here, you gotta let 'em vote

[Chorus]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run

[Verse 5]
And now, you and me, we got a lot to learn
About the trouble that makes this world turn
We see our neighbors, and we judge 'em hard
Well, you better look around in your own backyard
[Chorus]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city of refuge
You better run, run, run

[Outro]
You better run, run, run
You better run, run, run
Run to the city, yes, run to the city
Better run, run, run