Tavern Choir Lyrics - Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets - George Jones

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 

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Well, everybody cried when poor ole Willie died 

And his old flat top guitar was that all Willie left behind 

They took it to the graveyard when they laid him down to rest 

Someone tuned it up and answered Willie's last request 

Chorus: 

The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine St. gathered round 

They believe Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate 

Before his body touched the ground 

They sang Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound 

I come to the garden alone 

The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine St. sang ole Willie home 

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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 

Repeat Chorus 

We believe they sang ole Willie home