I used to be a sinner used to have my cake and eat it They warned me of my fate but I was quite prepared To meet it You'll go to Hell they smiled at me And told me of the roaring fires But I was happy living wild And fuelling my own desires I was a wild man Drinking, smoking and messing around with women Lots of women No, not swimming, women
I wanna go to Heaven The place to be is right up there I wanna go to Heaven It's gonna be good so I won't despair
I decided to reform and pray Beg mercy for my soul I prayed in Church Threw away my bad habits Prayed out of Church Adopted an entirely different role I gave money to the poor Until I was poor But at least I ensured That I would go up there Instead of down below To the inferno Where the evil flames of desire Burned higher and higher and higher
I'm gonna go to Heaven Paid my dues so I'm getting in I'm gonna go to Heaven It's looking good if I abstain from sin
I knocked on the pearly gates Neatly side-stepping the long queue Waved hi to St. Peter Who checked my card and let me through I smiled Threw my hands in the air Laughed And got arrested The said 'hey man, you're in the wrong place You behaviour is a disgrace Here we pray every hour On the hour Read extracts from the Bible And look solemn' What says I, no party No party Let me out
Let me out of Heaven I got it wrong no I can't stay here No laughing in Heaven Let me out, I just can't stay here
Well I ran around in a state of shock and panic This wasn't what I expected Here was what looked like a bunch of manic-depressives Can I get a transfer I screamed But no Once you're in Heaven, you're here for good The good of your soul But that's no good to me If you want to go to Hell you've really got to be bad Okay okay, I'll be bad, I'll be bad Too late What do you mean too late Too late No In the meantime
Let me out of Heaven I've got it wrong, no I can't stay here No laughing in Heaven Oh god it's awful here Going crazy in Heaven Take me out let me go to Hell No laughing in Heaven Don't laugh this place is Hell.
If you're looking for trouble You came to the right place If you're looking for trouble Just look right in my face I was born standing up And talking back My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery Well I'm evil, so don?t you mess around with me Ive never looked for trouble But I've never ran I dont take no orders From no kind of man I'm only made out Of flesh, blood and bone But if you're gonna start a rumble Don't you try it on alone Because Im evil, my middle name is misery Well I'm evil, so don?t you mess around with me I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be So don't mess around don?t mess around don?t mess around with me I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil So don't mess around, don't mess around with me I'm evil, I tell you I'm evil So don't mess around with... me
I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah Well come on everybody take a trip with me Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans The Honey Suckle's bloomin' on the Honey Suckle vine And love is a blooming there all the time You know every Southern Bell is a Mississippi Queen Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah Well come on everybody take a trip with me Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans Oh well the magnolia blossom fills the air If you ain't been to heaven then you ain't been there You got French Moss growing from big oak tree Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said look out child yeah, yeah, yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said hey