Judas and Jesus- Whitman (KY) 1909 Niles B
JUDAS AND JESUS (Niles No. 16 B) Text and minor tune said to have been collected from Harkus and Tillie Whitman, June 19, 1909, in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
1. Judas 'trayed Jesus, and Jesus hung the cross,
Yes, Judas 'trayed Jesus, what a loss, what a loss!
Judas 'trayed Jesus and died by his own hand,
Oh trouble, oh trouble, in the Holy Land.
2. It was the night of the very last supper,
They were in a room called the small room upper.
Jesus said, 'Judas, you will 'tray me today,
Oh Judas, you will 'tray me for gold and for pay."
3. Jesus said, 'Peter, you will sure 'tray me,
But not for pay and not for fee."
Jesus said, 'Come, the cross is on the hill.
I go to the hanging, 'tis my Father's will."