Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song When I Get to Heaven, artist - John Prine. Album song The Tree of Forgiveness, in the genre Музыка мираDate of issue: 12.04.2018
Record label: Oh Boy
Song language: English
When I Get to Heaven |
| When I get to heaven, I’m gonna shake God’s hand |
| Thank Him for more blessings than one man can stand |
| Then I’m gonna get a guitar and start a rock and roll band |
| Check into a swell hotel; |
| ain’t the afterlife grand? |
| And then I’m gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale |
| Yeah, I’m gonna smoke a cigarette that’s nine miles long |
| I’m gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-a-whirl |
| 'Cause this old man is goin' to town |
| Then as God as my witness, I’m gettin' back into show business |
| I’m gonna open up a nightclub called The Tree of Forgiveness |
| And forgive everybody ever done me any harm |
| Why, I might even invite a few choice critics, those syphilitic parasitics |
| Buy 'em a pint of Smithwick’s and smother 'em with my charm |
| 'Cause then I’m gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale |
| Yeah I’m gonna smoke a cigarette that’s nine miles long |
| I’m gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-a-whirl |
| Yeah this old man is goin' to town |
| When I get to heaven, I’m gonna take that wristwatch off my arm |
| What are you gonna do with time after you’ve bought the farm? |
| And then I’m gonna go find my mom and dad and good old brother Doug |
| Why, I bet him and cousin Jackie are still cuttin' up a rug |
| I wanna see all my mama’s sisters 'cause that’s where all the love starts |
| I miss them all like crazy, bless their little hearts |
| And I always will remember these words my daddy said |
| He said, «Buddy, when you’re dead, you’re a dead peckerhead» |
| I hope to prove him wrong, that is, when I get to heaven |
| 'Cause I’m gonna have a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale |
| Yeah I’m gonna smoke a cigarette that’s nine miles long |
| I’m gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-a-whirl |
| Yeah this old man is goin' to town |
| Yeah this old man is goin' to town |