Country Music Heaven

I dreamed I was there in Country Music Heaven Oh, what a beautiful sight Last night I dreamed I went to Country Music Heaven And you know who greeted me at the Gate The Old Blue Yodeler himself Jimmy Rodgers He said to me "Bill, they asked me to show you around up here And right over there is some of your old commodores Man was I glad to see them There was Earnest Tubb, Marty Robbins, Red Foley Lefty Frizzell, Tennessee Ernie Ford I dreamed I was there in Country Music Heaven Oh, What a beautiful sight He duced me to Hank Williams and we saw Elvis And then he showed me the Hall Of Fame With all the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the wall And then he said, "Step over this way There are some of your friends, I know you'll want to see They're waiting for you" And there they were standing side by side smiling at me Tex Ritter, Johnny Horton, George Morgan Dottie West and Keith Whitley And then he said we got a big show up here tonight And we have saved you a seat on the front row Ah I sat and watched and listened As Grant Turner duced an all-star line up Like none I'd ever seen Roger Miller opened the show with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Followed by Webb Pierce followed by Hawkshaw Hakins Red Slovine, Carl and Pearl Butler, and Cowboy Copus Lester Flat, Stringbean, Jimmy Gateley, Mel Street, Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline I saw all the stars in Country Music Heaven Oh, what a star studded night Then I ask him who else he expected in the next say 100 years Jimmy handed me a large book covered with stardust He called it the big tally book In it were many names And each name was branded with pure gold I began to read some of them as I turned the pages Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Eddy Aronld, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson Randy Travis, Garth Brooks Reba McIntire, Whispering Bill Anderson Whispering Bill Anderson? Ah, and that's when I woke up And I'm sorry I did I dreamed I was there in Country Music Heaven Oh, what a beautiful sight