i know a man who had nothing he was a poor man all his life he lived in a shack by the roadside with starving kids and a loving wife he went to church every sunday he prays from morning until night he said good lord why have you forsaken me when everything i did i thought was right now my life is coming to an end there s only one thing i m wishing for all my days i have never sinned so i hope you won t ignore what i m asking for oh honey when i die dress me up in a coat and tie give my feet a pair of shoes that i haven t wore in a long time put me in a golden box not a cross on a pile of rocks bury me where the grass is green and the gates are shining oh honey when i die give me a bed of roses where i could lie i m gonna use up all the money that i saved coz i dont wanna lie in a poor man s grave i know a man who had nothing he dreamed of satin sheets all his life he lived and worked like a dog licking every boot he sees just to survive he comes home drunk every night wakes up the kids and talks to his wife he said honey you have been so good to me i only wish we had a better life and now my lifes coming to an end there s only one thing i m wishing for all my days i have lived in shame so i hope you won t ignore just what i m asking for oh honey when i die dress me up in a coat and tie give my feet a pair of shoes that i haven t wore in a long time put me in a golden box not a cross on a pile of rocks bury me where the grass is green and the gates are shining oh honey when i die give me a bed of roses where i could lie i m gonna use up all the money that i saved coz i dont wanna lie in a poor man s oh honey when i die give me a bed of roses where i could lie i m gonna use up all the money that i saved coz i dont wanna lie in a poor man s grave 