Forest Lawn

Intro:                               4      5   7      7    5   4   5             4 Oh lay me down in Forest Lawn in a silver casket Put golden flowers over my head in a silver basket. Let the drum and bugle corps blow taps while cannons roar Let sixteen liv’ried employees pass out souvenirs from the funeral store. I want to go simply when I go And they’ll give me a simple fun’ral there I know With a casket lined in fleece And fireworks spelling out "Rest In Peace." Oh take me when I’m gone to Forest Lawn.         Oh lay me down in Forest Lawn - they understand there And they have a heavenly choir and a military band there. Oh just put me in their care and I’ll find my comfort there                                      With sixteen planes in last salute dropping cross in parachute. I want to go simply when I go And they’ll give me a simple fun’ral there I know With a hunderd strolling strings And topless dancers in golden wings Oh take me when I’m gone to Forest Lawn ...     Oh come come come come Come to the church in the wildwood Kindly leave a contribution in the pail. Be as simple and as trusting as a child would And we’ll sell you the church in the dale. To find a simple resting place is my desire To lay me down with a smiling face comes a little bit higher. My likeness done in brass will stand in plastic grass And weights and hidden springs will tip its hat to the mourners filing past. I want to go simply when I go And they’ll give me a simple fun’ral there I know. I’ll sleep beneath the sand With piped-in tapes of Billy Graham. Oh take me when I’m gone to Forest Lawn. Rock of Ages cleft for me for a slightly higher fee. Oh take me when I’m gone to Forest Lawn.     Amen