ELI The Lumber Song

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Said a friend to a friend one day:
I was a man who passed away
St. Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: „Walk with me if you will
I’ll take you to the house you built”
Man said: „I can’t wait!”

Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he’s shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: „Hope you’re happy with that”
Man said: „How can this be?”
Pete say:

„That’s all the lumber, that’s all the lumber
That’s all the lumber you sent
Looks like the Builder – man, He’s got your number
That’s all the lumber you sent”

Man didn’t know what to say
The poor guy was blown away
Said: „You mean this is what I deserve?”
Pete said: „I’m afraid it’s so
It’s too late but now you know
Shoulda done better work”

Said: „You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin’ old ladies across the street?”
Pete says: „Well, that’s a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it’s all about
Built that place with his heart – as for you

What if that man was me
And I failed that miserably
You’re showin’ me things I don’t wanna see!

„St. Peter if you can
Send me back to Earth again
Is that somethin’ you can do?”
Pete said: „It ain’t up to me
If it was I’d like to see
How you plan to improve”

Said „I’d love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin’est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There’d be a gigantic pile o’ wood!
And I’d say: 'What’s this I see?’- and you tell me

That’s all the lumber – all that’s your lumber
That’s all the lumber you sent
Big Boss’ll help you hammer it all together
That’s all the lumber you sent”