I saw Jesus on the cross
on a hill called Calvary
"Do you h ate mankind for what they done to y
ou ?"
He said, " Talk of love not hate, things to d
o - it's getting late.
I've so l ittle time and I'm on ly passing thro
ugh."
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes b
lue,
glad that I
ran into you.
Tell the p eople that you sa w me passing thro
ugh.
I saw A dam leave the Garden with an ap
ple in his hand,
I said " Now you're out, what are you going to do
?"
"Plant some c rops and pray for rain, maybe ra
ise a little cane.
I'm an or phan now, and I'm on ly passing thro
ugh."
Passing through, passing through ...
I was with W ashington at Valley Ford, sh
ivering in the snow.
I said, "H ow come the men here suffer like they do
?"
"Men will s uffer, men will fight, even di
e for what is right
even th ough they know they're on ly passing thro
ugh"
Passing through, passing through ...
I was with F ranklin Roosevelt's side on the ni
ght before he died.
He said, " One world must come out of World War T
wo" (ah, the fool)
"Yankee, R ussian, white or tan," he said,
"A man is still a man.
We're all o n one road, and we're on ly passing thro
ugh."
Passing through, passing through ...