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This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Spirit In The Sky that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Gonna go to the place past the Ritz.
Gonna go to the place that's the best.
I'm gonna go to the place past the fence.
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.
I'm gonna go to the place, pass the test.
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.
I've got a big shiny helmet.
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.
I've got a friend in cheese sauce.
I've got a friend in Jesus.
When I die and they name me Terence
When I die and they lay me to rest
When I die and they name me Terez
When I die and they lay me to rest
When I die in the name of Therèse
When I day and they lay me to rest
Never am a sinner.
I'm prone to sin,
but I have a friend in Jesus.
Never been a sinner.
I've never sinned.
I've got a friend named Jesus.
Going off to the spillage of disguise
Going up to the spirit in the sky
Gonna go to the place down there
Gonna go to the place that's the best
Gonna go to the place that's the test
Gonna go to the place that's the best
Gonna go to the place with the vet
Gonna go to the place that's the best
I go to France with Jesus
I got a friend in Jesus
I got a friend with pizza
I got a friend in Jesus
I'm gonna go to the place and pass a test
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
I've got a friend in jean shorts
I've got a friend in Jesus.
I’m gonna go to the place and pass a test
I’m gonna go to the place that’s the best
When I die and my neighbors caress
When I die and I'm laid to my rest
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go and place another bet
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
The song was recorded (and released in the UK) in the 1960s, but released in the 1970s in the US.
When a guy has a name like the rest
When at last they lay me to rest