Amen said the deacon Sign here said the Lord If you want to get to Heaven You got to tell it to the warden Mama can't see her baby But she can hear him crying Don't know much about praying But she keeps on trying Amen said the deacon Sign here said the Lord If you want to get to Heaven You got to tell it to the warden Boy gave her an apple She took it from his hand Begging for a biting That would be her living end Amen said the deacon Sign here said the Lord If you want to get to Heaven You got to tell it to the warden AMEN, AMEN x4 Maybe all that thirstin's Making her go wrong Maybe all that churchin' Just ain't in her song Amen said the deacon Sign here said the Lord If you want to get to Heaven You got to tell it to the warden REPEAT