: 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 9 th ▁J ati ya ▁S angs ad ▁members ▁Category : 1 1 th ▁J ati ya ▁S angs ad ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁" G od ' s ▁G onna ▁C ut ▁You ▁Down " ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁" G od ▁Al m ight y ' s ▁G onna ▁C ut ▁You ▁Down ", ▁" G od ' s ▁G onna ▁C ut ▁' Em ▁Down ", ▁" Run ▁On " ▁and ▁" S erm on ") ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁folk ▁song . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Quart et ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁first ▁issued ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁The ▁J ub al aires . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁track ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁gen res , ▁including ▁country , ▁folk , ▁g ospel , ▁alternative ▁rock , ▁electron ica ▁and ▁black ▁metal . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁warn ▁s inners ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁avoid ▁God ' s ▁judgment . ▁ ▁As ▁" G od ' s ▁G onna ▁C ut ▁You ▁Down ", ▁it ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁O det ta ▁on ▁O det ta ▁S ings ▁Ball ads ▁and ▁Blues ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Johnny ▁C ash ▁on ▁the ▁post hum ously ▁released ▁American ▁V : ▁A ▁H undred ▁High ways ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁and ▁Mar il yn ▁M anson ▁as ▁a ▁non - album ▁single ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁As ▁" Run ▁On ", ▁it