[Intro]
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

[Verse]

When I die and

 they lay me t

o rest,
              
gonna go to th

        
e place that's

 the best
              
When they lay 

   
me down to die

,
             
going up to th

              
e spirit in th

  
e sky


Going up to the spirit in the sky, -spirit in the sky-
              
that's where I

              
'm gonna go wh

     
en I die -when

 I die-
              
When I die and

      
 they lay me t

o rest,
             
I'm gonna go t

              
o the place th

         
at's the best

[Interlude]
      


Prepare yourse

lf, you know i

t's a must,
              
got to have a 

          
friend in Jesu

s
              
So you know th

   
at when you di

e,
              
He's gonna rec

             
ommend you to 

              
the spirit in 

    
the sky -spiri

t in the sky-


Oh, recommend you to the spirit in the sky,
              
that's where y

              
ou're gonna go

          
 when you die 

-when you die-
              
When you die a

        
nd they lay yo

u to rest,
             
you're gonna g

              
o to the place

            
 that's the be

st

[Interlude]
      


Never been a s

inner, I've ne

ver sinned,
              
I've got a fri

       
end in Jesus
              
So you know th

   
at when I die,
             
He's gonna set

              
 me up with th

              
e spirit in th

  
e sky


Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky, -spirit in the sky-
              
that's where I

            
'm gonna go wh

en I die -when

 I die-
              
When I die and

      
 they lay me t

o rest,
             
I'm gonna go t

              
o the place th

         
at's the best
             
Go to the plac

             
e that's the b

est

[Outro]