Wah, wah, wah, waaahhhh
I dreamed I was there in Hillbilly Heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight
Last night I dreamed I went to Hillbilly Heaven
And you know who greeted me at the gate?
The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers!
He said to me, he said:
"Tex, the Big Boss of the riders up here has asked me
To kinda show you around
Now, over yonder are a couple of your ole compadres
" My, was I glad to see them!
Carson Robison and the Mississippi Blue Yodeler, Jimmie Rodgers!
I dreamed I was there in Hillbilly Heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight
He introduced me to Wiley Post
And he showed me the Hall of Fame
With all the gold guitars and fiddles hangin' on the walls
Then he said:
"Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know you'll want to see
They're waitin' for you"
There they were standin' side by side
And smilin' at me
Hank Williams and Johnny Horton
I met all the stars in Hillbilly Heaven
Oh what a star-studded night!
Then I asked him who else do you expect in the next, uh, say a hundred years?
He handed me a large book covered with star dust We'll call it the Big Tally Book
In it were many names
And each name was branded in pure gold
I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Jimmy Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter
Whaaaatttt???
Tex Ritter?!
Oh, well, that's when I woke up
And I'm sorry I did, because
I dreamed I was there in Hillbilly Heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight!"