When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky

I'm goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die [when I die]
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself
You know it's a must [a must]
You gotta have a friend in Jesus [Jesus]
So you know that when you die
It's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That's where ya gonna go when you die [when you die]
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best

You know that I'm a sinner, we all sin
But I've got a friend in Jesus
So ya know that when I die
It's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky [spirit in the sky]
That's where I'm gonna go when I die [when I die]
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
I'm gonna go to the place


Played loud and nuff said.

Tj

Quoted: I am going with something less classic, maybe prop me up (beside the jukebox)

Funny you should mention this but my cousin had this played at his funeral this winter.  Kind of fit.

Tj

I want the Johnny Cash version.

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
Keep smiling through, just like you always do,
'till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away!
So, will you please say hello to the folks that I know?
Tell them I won't be long!
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go,
I was singin' this song:
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
So, will you please say hello to the folks that I know?
Tell them I won't be long!
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go . . .
I was singin' this song:
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
but I know we'll meet again some sunny day!
We'll meet again, we'll meet again . . .

At one time I thought Johnny's "Ring of Fire" was more appropriate for me but I'm getting better.

The song played at my father's funeral was 'Time to Say Goodbye', by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.  I'd post the lyrics, but it's in Italian.  Very moving, though.  To this day, it brings me to my knees if I hear it.

Quoted: Amazing Graze on bagpipe played by a guy in a skirt. SGatr15

Both of my grandparents on my mothers side had it done that way.

I also like Brokedown Palace by the Grateful Dead, and listened to it quite a bit after my dad died.

Fare you well, my honey, fare you well my only true one.
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone.

Going to leave this brokedown palace,
On my hand and knees, I will roll, roll, roll.
Make myself a bed in the waterside,
In my time, I will roll, roll roll.

In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head.
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

River going to take me, sing sweet and sleepy,
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home.
Its a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
Mama, mama many worlds Ive come since I first left home.

Goin home, goin home, by the riverside I will rest my bones,
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

Going to plant a weeping willow,
On the banks green edge it will grow, grow, grow.
Sing a lullaby beside the water,
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll.

Fare you well, fare you well, I love you more than words can tell,
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

MDS, so sorry to hear about your wife.  

I've asked for this song, my wife knows where to find it when it's time:

Ain't nothin left here for me
So I'm out this bitch
Fuck stayin here
I'm bouncin the fuck out
We out this muthafucka right now
There's no story that ain't been told
There's no gimmick that ain't been sold
There's no ocean that never been swam
There's no jobber that ain't been slammed
There's no road that ain't been travelled
There's no doctor that ain't been baffled
Ain't no thug that never cried
Ain't no preacher that never lied
There's no rumor that ain't been passed
Ain't no question that no one's asked
There's no tree that won't get chopped
There's no bomb that won't get dropped
Ain't no path that no one's laid
Ain't no beast that ain't been afraid
There's no feet that no one can
There's no saga that never began
Ain't no snow that didn't melt
There's no punch that ain't been felt
There's no skill that no one's learned
There's no planet that he ain't turned
There's no feud that never dissolved
There's no problem that ain't been solved
There's no tale that no ones told
There's no beauty that won't get old
There's no garden the sun ain't beamed on
There's no shoulder that ain't been leaned on
There's no color that ain't been seen
Purple, (red), yellow, (blue), forest green
There's no desert that ain't seen rain
Nobody here that ain't felt pain
There's no bigot that ain't been clowned
There's no treasure that I ain't found
Ain't no cave they never explored
Ain't no mother that ain't been ignored
There's no leader that ain't been led
There's no blood that ain't been shed
There's no dish they never made
Ain't no brick they never laid
Everything left's been done before
Nothings new, nowhere to explore
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day when wagons come, I just pray, I just pray
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day when wagons come, I just pray that you let me on
On the day the wagons come, would you let me on, won't you let me on?
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
When the wagons come, when the wagons come
Will ya let me on, will ya let me on?...
Hey Jake Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side
Hey Jack Jeckel fly, twist, and spin to the other side