Randy Newman - Harps & Angels lyrics

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Hasn't anyody seen me lately<br />

I'll tell you why<br />

Hasn't anybody seen me lately<br />

I'll tell you why<br />

I caught something made me so sick<br />

That I thought that I would die<br />

And I almost did too<br />

<br />

First me knees begin to tremble<br />

My heart begin to pound<br />

First my knees begin to tremble<br />

My heart begin to pound<br />

It was arrhythmic and out of tune<br />

I lost my equilibrium<br />

And fell face down upon the ground<br />

<br />

As I lay there on that cold pavement<br />

A tear ran down my face<br />

'Cause I thought I was dying<br />

You boys know I'm not a religious man<br />

But I sent a prayer out just in case<br />

You never know<br />

Lo and behold almost immediately<br />

I had reason to believe my prayer had<br />

Been heard in a very special place<br />

'Cause I heard this sound<br />

<br />

Ooooh<br />

Yes<br />

Oooh<br />

Yes, it was harps and angels<br />

Harps and angels coming near<br />

I was to sick to roll over and see them<br />

But I could hear them singin ever so beautifully<br />

In my ear<br />

<br />

Then the sound began to subside<br />

And they sounded like background singers<br />

And a voice come down from the heavens above<br />

It was a voice full of anger from the Old Testament<br />

And a voice full of love from the New One<br />

And the street lit up<br />

Like it was the middle of the day<br />

And I lay there quiet and listened to what that<br />

Voice had to say<br />

<br />

He said, "You ain't ben a good man<br />

You ain't been a bad man<br />

But you've been pretty bad<br />

Lucky for you this ain't your time<br />

Someone very dear to me has made another<br />

Clerical error<br />

And we're here on a bit of a wild goose chase<br />

But I want to tell you a few things<br />

That'll hold you in good stead<br />

When it is your time<br />

So you better listen close<br />

I'm only going to say this once<br />

<br />

When they lay you on the table<br />

Better keep your bussines clean<br />

'Fore they lay you on the table<br />

Better keep your business clean<br />

Don't want no back stabbing, ass grabbing<br />

You know exactly what I mean<br />

Alright girls - we're outta here"<br />

<br />

Ooooh<br />

<br />

"Encore. Encore."<br />

Ooooh<br />

(He spoke French)<br />

"Tres bien<br />

Encore"<br />

And off they went into the night<br />

<br />

Almost immediately I felt better<br />

And I come round to see you boys<br />

'Cause you know we ain't living right<br />

And while it was fresh<br />

I wanted to tell you what he told me<br />

<br />

He said, "When the lay you on the table<br />

Better keep your business clean<br />

When they lay you on the table<br />

Better keep your business clean<br />

Else there won't be no harps and angels<br />

Coming for you<br />

It'll be trombones, kettle drums, pitchforks, <br />

And tambourines."<br />

<br />

Sing it like they did for me one time<br />

Ooooh - yes<br />

Ooooh - beautiful<br />

Wish I spoke French<br />

<br />

So actually the main thing about<br />

This story is for me<br />

There really is an afterlife<br />

And I hope to see all of you there<br />

<br />

Let's go get a drink</