chorus well you rock a my soul down in the bosom of abraham you rock a my soul down in the bosom of abraham you rock a my soul down in the bosom of abraham you rock and rock and rock hey lordy lordy lord rock a my soul why don t you rock a my soul well the rich man lived and he lived so well you know when he died he had a home in hell repeat chorus well the poor man lazarus he was the poorest guy you know when he died he had a home on high repeat chorus scriptural reference there was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day at his gate was laid a begger named lazarus covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man s table even the dogs came and licked his sores the time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to abraham s side this rick man also died and was buried in hell where he was in torment he looked up and saw abraham far away with lazarus by his side luke 16 19 23