Blow, Gabriel, Blow

Lyrics

[RENO, spoken] Do you hear that playing? [COMPANY, spoken] Yes, I hear that playing! [RENO, spoken] Do you know who's playing? [COMPANY, spoken] No, who is that playing? [RENO] Why, it's Gabriel, Gabriel playing Gabriel, Gabriel saying "Will you be ready to go When I blow my horn?" Oh, blow, Gabriel, blow Go on and blow, Gabriel, blow I've been a sinner, I've been a scamp But now I'm willing to trim my lamp So blow, Gabriel, blow Oh, I was low, Gabriel, low Mighty low, Gabriel, low But now since I've seen the light I'm good by day and I'm good by night So blow, Gabriel, blow [RENO] Once I was headed for hell   Once I was headed for hell   But when I got to Satan's door I heard you blowing on your horn once more So I said, "Satan, farewell" [ANGELS] Was headed for, was headed for hell Was headed for, headed for hell       Said, "Satan, farewell, you Satan, farewell" [RENO] And now I'm all ready to fly Yes, to fly higher and higher 'Cause I've gone through brimstone And I've been through the fire And I've purged my soul And my heart too So climb up the mountaintop [RENO] And start to blow, Gabriel, blow Go on and blow, Gabriel, blow I wanna join your happy band And play all day in the Promised Land So blow, Gabriel, blow [ANGELS] Blow, Gabe Blow, Gabriel, blow Blow, Gabe Blow, Gabriel, blow Wah-ra-ra, wah-ra-ra Wah-ra-ra Promised Land Blow, Gabriel [Dance interlude.] [RENO] Come on you scamps, get up you sinners You're all too full of expensive dinners Stand up on your lazy feet and sing [ALL] Come on and blow, Gabriel, blow Go on and blow, Gabriel, blow I've been a sinner, I've been a scamp But now I'm willing to trim my lamp So blow, Gabriel, blow I was low, Gabriel, low Mighty low, Gabriel, low But now since I've seen the light I'm good by day and I'm good by night So blow, Gabriel, blow [Dance interlude.] [RENO] Once I was headed for hell Once I was headed for hell But when I got to Satan's door [RENO & ALL] I heard you blowing on your horn once more [RENO] So I said [RENO & ALL] "Satan, farewell" [RENO] And now I'm all ready to fly Yes, to fly higher and higher 'Cause I've gone through brimstone And I've been through the fire [RENO & ALL, (ANGELS)] And I've purged my soul And my heart too So climb up the mountaintop And start to blow, Gabriel, blow Gabriel, blow Gabriel, blow, blow, blow that horn Blow (blow that horn), Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow Blow (blow that horn), Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow, blow, blow that horn Blow (blow that horn), Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow Come on and blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow (blow that horn) Gabriel, blow, blow, blow that horn [RENO] I wanna join your happy band And play all day in the Promised Land So blow, Gabriel [ALL] Blow, blow that horn, Gabriel Blow, blow that horn, Gabriel [RENO & ALL] Blow [ALL] Blow that horn, Gabriel [RENO & ALL] Blow