[Verse 1]
Hasn't anybody seen me lately
I'll tell you why
Hasn't anybody seen me lately
I'll tell you why
I caught something made me so sick
That I thought that I would die
And I almost did too

[Verse 2]
First my knees begin to tremble
My heart begin to pound
First my knees begun to tremble
My heart begin to pound
It was arrhythmic and out of tune
Lost my equilibrium
Fell face down upon the ground

[Verse 3]
As I lay there on the cold pavement
A tear ran down my face 'cause I thought I was dying
You boys know I'm not a religious man
But I sent a prayer out just in case, you never know
Lo and behold almost immediately
I had reason to believe my prayer had been heard in a very special place
But this is what happened: I heard this sound
[Verse 4]
(Ooh) Yes
(Ooh) Yes
It was harps and angels
Harps and angels coming near
I was too sick to roll over and see 'em
But I could hear them singin' ever so beautifully in my ear

[Verse 5]
Then the sound began to subside
And they sounded like background singers
And a voice come down from the heavens above
It was a voice full of anger from the Old Testament
A voice full of love from the New One
And the street lit up like it was the middle of the day
And I lay there quiet and listened to what that voice had to say

[Verse 6]
He said, "You ain't been a good man, you ain't been a bad man
But you been pretty bad
Lucky for you, this ain't your time
Someone very dear to me has made another clerical error and
We're here on a bit of a wild goose chase
But I want to tell you a few things
That'll hold you in good stead when it is your time
So you better listen close, I'm only gonna say this once
[Verse 7]
"When they lay you on the table
Better keep your business clean
When they lay you on the table
Better keep your business clean
Don't want no back stabbing, ass grabbing
You know exactly what I mean
Alright girls, we're outta here"

[Verse 8]
(Ooh) "Encore, encore"
(Ooh) He spoke French
(Ooh) "Très bien, encore"
(Ooh) And off they went into the night
Almost immediately I felt better
And I come round to see you boys
'Cause you know we ain't living right
And while it was fresh I wanted to tell you what he told me

[Verse 9]
He said, "When they lay you on the table
Better keep your business clean
When they lay you on the table
Better keep your business clean"
Else there won't be no harps and angels coming for you
It'll be trombones, kettle drums, pitchforks and tambourines
Sing it like they did for me
[Verse 10]
(Ooh) Yes
(Ooh) Beautiful, wish I spoke French
(Ooh)
(Ooh) So actually the main thing about this story is, for me
There really is an afterlife
And I hope to see all of you there

[Outro]
Let's go get a drink