Heavenly Houseboat Blues (Absolutely Nothing. recorded live in Ireland in 1994)
Well, I'm building a houseboat in heaven To sail them deep and holy seas Well, I'm building a houseboat in heaven And it's welcome aboard you sweet, sweet peace
Oh, the bow she is made of solid silver And the hall she is made of solid gold Now, she ain't much 'long the line's floating But she's yours, babe, to have and to hold
Now, I rode my old guitar to heaven Oh, heaven didn't feel too much like home So I'm headed out on to them lonesome oceans In my ruby-studded houseboat to roam
Well, I'm building a houseboat in heaven To sail them, deep and holy seas Well, I'm building a houseboat in heaven And it's welcome aboard you sweet, sweet peace
Well, I'm building a houseboat in heaven To sail them deep and holy seas Well, I'm
Songwriters TOWNES VAN ZANDT (originally released in 1972)