Who's Gonna Get It When You Go

It's not that we don't love ya

But, you're getting on and, so

Well, we can't help but wonder

If you're going to let us know

All that stuff that you've acquired

All your property, your dough

Who's gonna get it when you go...

The golden touch, you struck it rich

As rich as any king

But you can't take it with you

So we were wondering... oh

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you die

Who'll be gathered round the table

When the lawyers divvy up the pie

Who'll be crying all the way to the bank, with their heads hung low

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you pass

Who'll be packing up their troubles in the old kit bag

And headed for the upper class

With their wallets fat and happy and a heavy sack of woe

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you bite the dust

Will you fill their pockets full of cash

Or leave it in a charitable trust

Who's gonna be a sad and sorry lucky so and so

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you go

Who's going to get it when you meet the Lord

Who's going to run the family firm

Who'll take your seat on the board

When St. Peter comes a calling

And the horns of heaven blow

Who's going to get it when you go

Ask your wives and children

They'll say there's nothing to discuss

Ask your relations

They'll say now don't forget about us

If you ask the lawyer

He'll say put it in a trust

And it will still be goin' strong long after you are dust

If we ask the doctor

She'll say donate it to research

If we ask the preacher

He'll say leave it to the church

But if we ask Mother Mary

Looking down from above

She'll say gather up the children and smother them in love

A billion hungry people with their hands out in a row

Can I get a witness

Gonna put his name on the dotted line

Can I get another witness

You need two to watch you sign

Now it's not for me to say

But why wait for judgment day

When you could give it all away right now

Right now? While I'm still here?

Give it away

Like go down to the bank and just hand it out?

Give it away

Oh you're talking like eye of the needle, camel, that kind of thing?

Give it away

Well my sister could use a little cash

Give it away

And my brother... always

Give it away

There's that little league team that needs the new uniforms

There's that girl's school in Afghanistan

I could start a scholarship and probably live long enough to see some of those kids graduate and become doctors

Gonna give it away

Gonna give it away

Hmm... make a clean break of it

Shuffle off this mortal coil with empty pockets

I like it

A billion hungry people with their hands out in a row

Who's gonna get it when you go