Lavender Coffin

I spent my life playing dice and the horses
 From Saratoga to Timbuktu
 And now that I'm running my last mile honey
 Please make my wish come true
 All I want is a lavender coffin
 White Cardenas all around
 Swing bands playing a funeral march
 As they roll me into the holy ground
 All I want is eleven sweet maidens
 They're all singing that you've got to be hip
 Singing around my lavender coffin
 A-swinging on the funeral steps
 (Saint Peter) I'm a-comin'
 (Saint Peter) yes, I'm a-comin' today
 (Saint Peter) yeah, I'm a comin'
 So open up those gates on my judgement day
 Hear those angels solemnly singing
 Gabriel blowing the funeral sound
 That's all I want, is my lavender coffin
 When they lower me into the holy ground
 (Saint Peter) I'm a-comin'
 (Saint Peter) yeah, I'm a-comin'
 (Saint Peter) Hey, Peter, I ain't been bad
 So open up the gates on my judgement day