a 1933 popular song words and music by Clarence Gaskill
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“I’m gonna build a home in heaven
Where the sun shines ev’ry day
I’m gonna build a home in heaven
To keep the devil away
I’ll be an old man purty soon
Ninety-sev’n years come next June
When a man comes ninety-seven
He ought-a build a home in Heaven
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah all the time
When a man comes ninety-seven
He ought-a build a home in Heaven”
Chorus
“I’m gonna build a home in heaven
Where you don’t pay any rent
I’m gonna build a home in heaven
It ain’t gonna cost a cent
Oh, when I get to Paradise
I’ll sleep in a bed so soft and nice
And I won’t get up ’till ‘leven
‘Cause ev’rybody sleeps in Heaven
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah all the time
Ev’rybody sleeps in Heaven
So, I’m gonna build a home in Heaven
Heaven, Heaven”