doghouse_reilly

Step by step,
All the happy saints go marching in.
And if a saint step out of line
He'll have to start again.
'Cause Jacob's golden ladder
Gets slippery at the top.
And many a happy-go-lucky saint
Has made that long, long drop.

If I'm late, don't wait.
Go on without me.
I may tarry awhile.
I need to know
Before I go
How come the devil smiles.

Free from care,
Free from fear,
The saints are trooping in.
The children play all around the throne,
Innocent of sin.
A trillion voices sing the name
The mortals may not know.
And Heaven's walls too high to hear
The trouble down below.

And If I'm late, don't wait.
Go on without me.
I may tarry awhile.
I need to know
Before I go
How come the devil smiles.