Heaven's Kitchen

John: vocal, fiddle, banjo, & guitar
Bryn Davies: bass

I had me a dream the other night
I woke up in heaven, it was quite a sight
There was fiddle music, songs, and laughter
A big hootenanny in the Great Hereafter
Just when I thought this couldn’t be beat
Gabe blew his horn and hollered, “Let’s eat!”
You never saw such a glorious spread
When the Lord himself stood up and said

Chorus
Everybody gather ‘round and take your place
Bow your heads while we all say grace
Bless my soul, shut my mouth
Heaven’s kitchen comes straight from the South

Fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese
Extra ham-hock in the black-eyed peas
Sweet corn, okra, collard greens
Get you a fresh, hot Krispy Kreme
Cold fried chicken, Brunswick stew
Etouffee like the Cajuns do
Shrimp grits, chowchow, pecan pie
That’s what they serve in the bye and bye Chorus

Red-eye gravy and country ham
Buttermilk biscuits, thank you, ma’am
Eggs over light, chicken-fried steak
Save room for Red Velvet cake
A bowl of soup beans with good cornbread
Will keep the heavenly family fed
Banana puddin’ and a sweet ice tea
Hot boiled peanuts gonna set you free Chorus

Catfish, crab cakes, cabbage fried
Leather britches like Meemaw dried
Pass them pickles for the BBQ
There’s apple stack cake when the dinner’s through
Ambrosia, hush puppies, Scuppernong wine
Home grown tomatoes right off the vine
Hoppin’ John, sweet potatoes, fresh cole slaw
A hot cup of coffee, everybody say, “Ah!” Chorus

June 2, 2012
Avondale Estates, GA
©2012 John McCutcheon/Appalsongs (ASCAP)