VERSE 1
I was a pious man,
thought I'd go to heaven
when I reached my end
Oh! The jokes on me!
I'm just laying here moldering!
If I had known my reward,
I'd have been a sinner
just to spite the Lord
I'd-a f***** and smoked and dranked everything that moved
'Cause I sure ain't movin' now
so what the hell's the use?
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin'
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
VERSE 2
Our sins were of the flesh,
come inside and we'll test
all your seams for stress
Mending socks for each jack screw, scraping out a living under Madam Lou
But now the flesh falls away,
God don't appreciate joy for pay
If we'd traded our l*** for purity, we wouldn't be rotting for eternity
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry
to get down among the rotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
BRIDGE
Where did everybody go?
How'd it ever get so cold?
Someone let some light
into this cell
So it all ends up the same,
chasing death or dragged away
You'll decay in heaven or in hell
VERSE 3
Before my time in the grave,
seemed like I was losing something every day
A little bit of cash,
a little bit of time,
a great big chunk of my fragile mind
Now I finally rest in peace, flowers bloom above me
and the worms will feast
You can keep your heaven,
you can keep your hell,
'cause you don't keep nothing
in a dirt hotel
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation,
but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
OUTRO
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Though it's quite a lovely evening, I cannot come out a-walkin'
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry to get down among the rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
You could say I was upstanding, but my stance has lately softened
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation, but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
I appreciate the offer, but I'm feeling fairly rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I should warn you my appearance now is frankly f****** shockin'
[Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin' (repeat x4)]
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good you got it
I was a pious man,
thought I'd go to heaven
when I reached my end
Oh! The jokes on me!
I'm just laying here moldering!
If I had known my reward,
I'd have been a sinner
just to spite the Lord
I'd-a f***** and smoked and dranked everything that moved
'Cause I sure ain't movin' now
so what the hell's the use?
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin'
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
VERSE 2
Our sins were of the flesh,
come inside and we'll test
all your seams for stress
Mending socks for each jack screw, scraping out a living under Madam Lou
But now the flesh falls away,
God don't appreciate joy for pay
If we'd traded our l*** for purity, we wouldn't be rotting for eternity
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry
to get down among the rotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
BRIDGE
Where did everybody go?
How'd it ever get so cold?
Someone let some light
into this cell
So it all ends up the same,
chasing death or dragged away
You'll decay in heaven or in hell
VERSE 3
Before my time in the grave,
seemed like I was losing something every day
A little bit of cash,
a little bit of time,
a great big chunk of my fragile mind
Now I finally rest in peace, flowers bloom above me
and the worms will feast
You can keep your heaven,
you can keep your hell,
'cause you don't keep nothing
in a dirt hotel
CHORUS
But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation,
but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it
OUTRO
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Though it's quite a lovely evening, I cannot come out a-walkin'
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry to get down among the rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
You could say I was upstanding, but my stance has lately softened
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation, but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
I appreciate the offer, but I'm feeling fairly rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I should warn you my appearance now is frankly f****** shockin'
[Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin' (repeat x4)]
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good you got it