I'm Going To Build Me a Heaven of My Own

This is dedicated to the whole world The women, especially The men can just listen and think about what I'm 'bout to tell 'em The women, this is dedicated to all women in the world It goes like this Build a heaven I'm gettin' tired of seein' these women Walk 'round here and sufferin' goin' on Yeah, I'm gonna build me a heaven A small one I'm gonna build me a heaven of my own I'm gonna build me a heaven I'm gonna build me a heaven of my own You know, so all of these lovin' women Well, man, I can give them a happy home That's right, I'm gonna build a heaven of my own A man ain't allowed in there Yeah, you know I ain't gonna call myself "Jesus" Oh no, man, I ain't gonna play God No, I ain't gon' call myself "Jesus" Neither am I Po Lightnin' ain't gon' call himself "God" When he walk up and says, "I'm walkin' God" I'm gonna say "No You can't come in, now you is bought 'Cause I know there ain't but one God He never been seen I just heard His voice" I'm gonna tell you something God knows it's true The one we never seen I say, know this is true Why would I come and ask you, God When I know just as much as you do? Why should I be down on my knees to you When I know just as much as you do, too You know, we both better pray, man I think that'll be the best thing for us to do I see the man with long beard It sure do tickle me And I, I walk up to speak to him and he say, "Hello, my name is JC" I didn't know what he was talkin';bout But he called himself "Jesus Christ" And I turned around and I spoke these words back at him And I, yeah, I spoke the same words twice I said, "Now, if you JC, baby Will you please give Po Lightnin' the key? I got an angel I want to enter your heaven That angel keeps on following me" You know he began to whirl his chain Right on his hand He said, "You look like a pretty honest man" He said "Just show me an angel and I'm gon to tell you What I'm going to do" He said, "I'm gon' to turn my whole heaven Kingdom and all over to you" I said, "No, I can't do like you can do But I can stand at the door and pass them angels through" He said, "No, this chain don't mean too much to a man But it likes to open the door and give every living creature a helping hand And I said, "Now, Mr. JC, will you please help for me?" He said, "My heaven is for women only Take a peak now, don't you see?"