Hillbilly Heaven (Re-Recorded Version) - Tex Ritter I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight
Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven and you know who greeted Me at the gate the ole cowboy-philosopher himself will rogers he said To me he said Tex the big boss of the riders up here Has asked me to Kinda show you around now over yonder are a couple of your ole Compadres
My was I glad to see them Carson Robison and the Mississippi Blue Yodeler Jimmie Rodgers
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven Oh what a beautiful sight
He introduced me to wiley post and he showed me the hall of fame with All the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the walls then he said Tex step over this way more of your friends I know You'll want to see they're waitin' for you there they were standin' Side by side and smilin' at me hank Williams and Johnny Horton
I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight
Then I asked him who else do you expect in the next uh Say a hundred years
He handed me a large book covered with star dust
Will called it the big tally book In it were many names and each name was branded in Pure gold I began to read some of them as I turned the pages
Red Foley
Ernest Tubb Gene Autry Roy Acuff Eddy Arnold Tennessee Bernie
Andy Griffith Roy Rogers Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter oh well that's when I woke up And I'm sorry I did because
