I know a man who had nothing 
He was a poor man all his life 
He lived in a shack by the roadside 
With starving kids and a loving wife 
 
He went to church every Sunday 
He prays from morning until night, he said 
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me 
When everything I did I thought was right 

Refrain: 
Now my Life is coming to an end 
There's only one thing I'm wishing for 
All my days I have never sinned 
So I hope you wont ignore 
What I'm asking for... 

Oh honey when I die 
Dress me up in a coat and tie 
Give my feet a pair of shoes 
That I haven't wore in a long time 
Put me in a golden box 
Not a cross on a pile of rocks 
Bury me where the grass is green 
And the gates are shining... 

Oh honey when I die 
Give me a bed of roses 
Where I could lie 
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved 
'Coz I don't wanna lie in a poor man's grave... 

I know a man who had nothing 
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life 
He lived and worked like a dog 
Licking every boot he sees just to survive 

He comes home drunk every night 
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said 
Honey you have been so good to me 
I only wish we had a better life 

And now my lifes coming to an end 
There's only one thing I'm wishing for 
All my days I have lived in shame 
So I hope you wont ignore 
Just what I'm asking for... 
 
Oh honey when I die 
Dress me up in a coat and tie 
Give my feet a pair of shoes 
That I haven't wore in a long time 
Put me in a golden box 
Not a cross on a pile of rocks 
Bury me where the grass is green 
And the gates are shining... 

Oh honey when I die 
Give me a bed of roses 
Where I could lie 
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved 
'Coz I don't wanna lie in a poor man's... 

Oh honey when I die 
Give me a bed of roses 
Where I could lie 
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved 
'Coz I don't wanna lie in a poor man's grave...