Heavenly Choir

There was a little church, sitting down in the woods

And at this church, they had a choir there

And they could sing real well

And there was an old deacon there

Had been going to that church for a mighty long time

And every Sunday morning, he would always beg that choir director

"Said listen, would you let me sing a song?

He said I got a song that I want to sing."

But, do you know what that choir director told him?

He said, "old man, you too old to sing in this choir

He say, you got a trembling in your voice."

Look a hear hurt the old man's feelings

And y'all might not believe it but when you get old

Won't folks do you like that? when you get old

People will just push you on aside

But they went to church that next Sunday morning

And they noticed that the old man wasn't sitting in the corner

And they went on back to church that next Sunday morning

And they knew that the old man still wasn't sitting in the corner

They getting worried now and they went on back

That ne-eee-xt Sunday morning, and

They no that the ooold man still wasn't sitting in the corner

Somebody begin to ask questions about him

Said did anybody see the old man

Looka hear has anybody heard from the old man

"Finally a voice just came down from heaven way

I believe I'm going to let daddy tell you what the voice said

I found me a choir that would let me sing

You know that I am singing in the heavenly choir

Hallelujah, hallelujah

You know what, by the time they recognized whose voice it was

Everybody begin to look up toward heaven way

And that old man's voice began to talk to them

He said children, one thing about this choir that I sing with now

He said we don't have to wait until Sunday morning to sing

But e-very moment, me and all the angels

Well we get together and we sing songs

That you never heard in your life

And if y'all don't mind, if y'all don't mind

If y'all don't mind gonna let daddy tell you

What he's saying one more time, can he tell it?

I, I, I, I, I found me a choir that would let me sing

You know what I (singing in the heavenly choir) hallelujah

Hallelujah (Singing in the heavenly choir)

Won't it be good (Singing in the heavenly choir)

When we get there, what I like about it

(Singing in the heavenly choir) they'll be no more sanctuary choir

No more adult choir (Singing in the heavenly choir)

No more inspirational choir

But I'm talking about when we get there

Everybody's going to get together (Singing in the heavenly choir)

No more jealousy, no more hatred (Singing in the heavenly choir)

No more envy

You know another thing (Singing in the heavenly choir)

You know another thing I like about it

You know how sometimes your body gets tired(Singing in the heavenly choir)

There will be no Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays

And Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays

But every, every, everyday is probably Sundays yeah

I got to let this along (Singing in the heavenly choir)

This thanking good

Let me ask you something, can I let daddy sing

Can I let daddy sing Y'all, if it's alright

I'll let him sing, let me hear you say yeah! Yeah

(Singing in the heavenly choir)

Eh, eh, eh, Yeah, you know I've been waiting a long time for this

Tell you I've been waiting a long time

I've been singing with daddy,17years

We've had a lot of ups and downs but I'll tell you

It makes me feel good to be able to stand here tonight

Y'all excuse me for a minute

It makes me feel good tonight to be able to stand here

And put my hands around my daddy

I love my daddy, y'all somebody gotta do better like me

Somebody gotta do better like me

Somebody (singing in the heavenly choir)

But somebody here ain't got no daddy

For those of you who don't have a daady

Let me ask you something, I don't want you to sing

"Cause I'm asking you something

If this is the way you feel, let me ask you something

Won't God feel sad for me

Won't God feel sad for you

One of these days, when this whole war is over (singing in the heavenly choir)

We gonna take off these old shoes we got on

Put on a palm old slipper

Take off these old suits we got on (singing in the heavenly choir)

Put on a long robe

I'm going to let daddy tell you

What we going to do when we get there

Singing, singing in the choir well!

Singing, singing, singing in the choir

Singing y'all, oh Jesus gone let me sing in the choir

Oh I got to like to sing

(Singing in the heavenly choir)

Singing in the heavenly choir