Oh the kindergarten teacher The defrocked preacher Moving in down the block The sidewalk resistor The mister turned sister Who's relatives are still in shock
Oh the country club lady The refugee baby Whose feet never have been shod Every one of them Every one of them Every one of them is a Child of God
The deep sea diver The creepy truck driver Asking if you're needing a ride The middle aged Trekkie The billionaire techie Who's alligator shoes are untied
Oh the European nanny Your 3rd cousin Fanny Raised without sparing the rod Every one of them Every one of them Every one of them Is a child of God Is a child of God Is a child of God That's what my momma always said to me All across this land Every person every woman and man Every one of them is a child of God
The monk and the mall rat The veteran of combat Sand coming out of her ears The snake oil salesman The put-em-all-in-jails man Who finally got a name for his fears
The overzealous tipper The Alabama stripper Saving up to live on Cape Cod Every one of them Every one of them Every one of them Is a child of God
Is a child of God Is a child of God That's what my momma always said to me All across this land Every person every woman and man Every one of them Is a child of God Yeah the bald-faced liar The overdue messiah Who promised to be back in awhile The Oklahoma poet trying not to blow it Selling off her very last smile
Well you learn pretty fast The role you been cast We all wind up under the sod Every one of them Every one of them Every one of them Is a child of God
Is a child of God Is a child of God That's what my momma always said to me All across this land Every person every woman and man Every one of them Is a child of God
(Cross the land and sea Everybody who has been or will be) Every one of them is a child of God