Forest Lawn
John Denver
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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 Corp blow taps while cannons roar; Let sixteen liveried employees pass out souvenirs from the funeral store. I want to go simply when I go. They'll give me a simple funeral there I know. With a casket lined in fleece, And fireworks spelling out â??Rest in Peace,â?? 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. Just put me in their care and I'll find my comfort there, With sixteen planes in a last salute, dropping across in a parachute. I want to go simply when I go, And they'll give me a simple funeral there I know. With a hundred strolling strings, And topless dancers with golden wings Oh take me when I'm gone to Forest Lawn. Oh, come, come, come, come... Come to the church in the wild wood, 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 cast in brass, will stand in plastic grass While weights and hidden springs will tip it's hat to the mourners filing past. I want to go simply when I go. They'll give me a simple funeral 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-- Forest a slightly higher fee. Oh take me when I'm gone to Forest Lawn! Amen
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