Lyrics:

Amen said the deacon
Sign here said the Lord
If you want to get to Heaven
You got to tell it to the warden
Mama can't see her baby
But she can hear him crying
Don't know much about praying
But she keeps on trying
Amen said the deacon
Sign here said the Lord
If you want to get to Heaven
You got to tell it to the warden
Boy gave her an apple
She took it from his hand
Begging for a biting
That would be her living end
Amen said the deacon
Sign here said the Lord
If you want to get to Heaven
You got to tell it to the warden
AMEN, AMEN x4
Maybe all that thirstin's
Making her go wrong
Maybe all that churchin’
Just ain't in her song
Amen said the deacon
Sign here said the Lord
If you want to get to Heaven
You got to tell it to the warden
REPEAT