One of these days I ' m bound to wake up dead

No one gets out alive I ' ve heard it said

I reach to the sky and find a hole in the middle

Look straight down and see hell ' s hot griddle

Leap in the moon with a hey diddle diddle

Precious dear take a good close look at me

Never know if it ' s the last time you ' ll see

This transitory piece of celestial matter

One more seed that has been scattered

I once was former I ' ll soon be latter

I ' m just passin ' through

Just passin ' through

It's a sweet short ride through a beautiful place

If you can't dig it it's a real disgrace

It's a miracle but common place

Seems to me a bad rap's laid on death

As though you're weak to breathe your own last breath

Ain't as if I don't really love livin '

Not the least bit tired of the takin' and the givin '

When I go it'll all be forgiven

I'm just passin' through

I'm just passin' through

And it's a sweet short ride through a beautiful place

If you can't dig it it's a real disgrace

It's a miracle but common place