Ezekiel Saw the Wheel


"Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" is a folk song written by William L. Dawson.
It has been recorded by such artists as Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, John Lee Hooker, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Tillers, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Charioteers and Gold City. The song recounts the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel's divine vision, at the start of the eponymous book.
Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs

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