Get There When I Get There

When I was a young boy, in tongues they all would speak

I was forced to hold their water, and the pastor washed my feet

I was baptized by a gambler who's now living on the streets

And he told me hell was waiting

Hell, you can wait for me

As I sail oh, ho

I'll get there when I get there

And oh, ho, I will get there when I come

And all the righteous will sit there

While the sinner's answer the call

It's been a long, long time since I've been back home

I've been around the world, and I know where I belong

Where the demons, they can't trick me

I don't believe those gospel songs

And even though I know the words, I still won't sing along

But I sing, oh, ho

I'll get there when I get there

And oh, ho, I will get there when I come

And all the righteous, they just sit there

While the sinner's answer the call