No Laughing in Heaven (Live)

No Laughing in Heaven (Live) - The Gillan Band

Written by：McCoy/Ian Gillan/Towns/Torme/Underwood

Used to be a sinner used to have my cake and eat it

They warned me of my fate but I was quite prepared

To meet it

You'll go to hell they smiled at me

And told me of the roaring fires

But I was happy living wild

And fuelling my own desires

I was a wild man

Drinking smoking and messing around with women

Lots of women

No not swimming women

I wanna go to heaven

The place to be is right up there

I wanna go to heaven

It's gonna be good so I won't despair

I decided to reform and pray

Beg mercy for my soul

I prayed in church

Threw away my bad habits

Prayed out of church

Adopted an entirely different role

I gave money to the poor

Until I was poor

But at least I ensured

That I would go up there

Instead of down below

To the inferno

Where the evil flames of desire

Burned higher and higher and higher

I'm gonna go to heaven

Paid my dues so I'm getting in

I'm gonna go to heaven

It's looking good if I abstain from sin

I knocked on the pearly gates

Neatly side-stepping the long queue

Waved hi to St.Peter

Who checked my card and let me through

I smiled

Threw my hands in the air

Laughed

And got arrested

The said 'hey man you're in the wrong place

You behaviour is a disgrace

Here we pray every hour

On the hour

Read extracts from the bible

And look solemn'

What says I no party

No party

Let me out

Let me out of heaven

I got it wrong no I can't stay here

No laughing in heaven

Let me out I just can't stay here

Well I ran around in a state of shock and panic

This wasn't what I expected

Here was what looked like a bunch of manic-depressives

Can I get a transfer I screamed

But no

Once you're in heaven you're here for good

The good of your soul

But that's no good to me

If you want to go to hell

You've really got to be bad

Okay okay I'll be bad I'll be bad

Too late

What do you mean too late

Too late

No

Let me out of heaven

I've got it wrong no I can't stay here

No laughing in heaven

Oh god it's awful here

Going crazy in heaven

Take me out let me go to hell

No laughing in heaven

Don't laugh this place is hell