Tavern Choir

Intro verse 1 Everyone suspected ole Willie's time was near 'Cause lately he'd been talkin' 'bout the Lord & leavin' here He said if I fight the devil when I die I know I'll lose To sing my soul to Heaven 'for the devil gets the news (verse 3) Well, everybody cried when poor ole Willie died And his old flat top gui- tar was that all Willie left be- hind They took it to the graveyard when they laid him down to rest Someone tuned it up and answered Willie's last re- quest The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate Be- fore his body touched the ground They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound? I come to the garden a- lone The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street sang ole Willie home verse 3 There's an ole flat top guitar on the wall behind the bar And somewhere there's a twinkle in a far distant star Now that ole Satan raised some Hell when he finally got the news That the only soul that Willie left was on a pair of his worn out shoes The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate Be- fore his body touched the ground They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound? I come to the garden a- lone The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street sang ole Willie home We be- lieve they sang ole Willie home