I was a pious man,
thought I'd go to heaven
when I reached my end
Oh! The jokes on me!
I'm just laying here moldering!
If I had known my reward,
I'd have been a sinner
just to spite the Lord
I'd-a [bad word] and smoked and dranked everything that moved
'Cause I sure ain't movin' now
so what the [bad word] s the use?
 [bad word] But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin'
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it

VERSE 2
Our sins were of the [bad word] inside and we'll test
all your seams for stress
Mending socks for each jack [bad word]  scraping out a living under Madam Lou
But now the flesh falls away,
God don't appreciate joy for pay
If we'd traded our lust for purity, we wouldn't be rotting for eternity
 [bad word] But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry
to get down among the rotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it

BRIDGE
Where did everybody go?
How'd it ever get so cold?
Someone let some light
into this cell
So it all ends up the same,
chasing death or dragged away
You'll decay in heaven or in [bad word] 
VERSE 3
Before my time in the grave,
seemed like I was losing something every day
little bit of cash,
a little bit of time,
a great big chunk of my fragile mind
Now I finally rest in peace, flowers bloom above me
and the worms will feast
You can keep your heaven,
you can keep your [bad word] 
'cause you don't keep nothing
in a dirt hotel
 [bad word] But who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation,
but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that
KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good
you've got it

OUTRO
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Though it's quite a lovely evening, I [bad word] out a-walkin'
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
Girl don't be in such a hurry to get down among the rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
You could say I was upstanding, but my stance has lately softened
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I can hear the invitation, but I'd rather be forgotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
I appreciate the offer, but I'm feeling fairly rotten
Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?
I should warn you my appearance now is frankly [bad word] shockin'
[Who's that KNOCKIN' ON MY COFFIN!?!?!?
Boy you ain't gon' find no heaven here you best keep on a-walkin' (repeat x4)]
No need to knock on wood
You don't know how good you got it