A wonderful time up there-artist: pat boone from andquot;pat booneand's greatest hitsandquot;-mca: mcac 10085-peak billboard position # 4 in 1958-originally titled andquot;gospel boogieandquot; in 1947-traditional song modernized by jeanine walkerwell, now, everybodyand's gonna have religion and gloryeverybodyand's gonna be a-singinand' that storyeverybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up thereoh, glory hallelujahbrother, thereand's a reckoninand' a-cominand' in the morninand'better get ready and'cause iand'm givinand' you the warninand'everybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up therenow listen, everybody and'cause iand'm talkinand' to youthe lord is the only one to carry you throughya better get ready and'cause iand'm tellinand' ya whythe lord is a-cominand' from his throne on highgoinand' down the valley, goinand' one by oneweand're gonna be rewarded for the things weand've donehow ya gonna feel about the things youand'll say on that judgment day?well-a, well-a, well-awell, now, everybodyand's gonna have religion and gloryeverybodyand's gonna be a-singinand' that storyeverybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up thereoh, glory hallelujahbrother, thereand's a reckoninand' a-cominand' in the morninand'better get ready and'cause iand'm givinand' you the warninand'everybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up therenow ya get your holy bible in the back of the bookthe book of revelations is the place ya lookif you understand it and you can if you trythe lord is a-cominand' from his throne on higha-readinand' in the bible and'bout the things he saidhe said heand's cominand' back again to raise the deadare ya gonna be among the chosen few?or will you make it through?well-a, well-a, well-aeverybodyand's gonna have religion and gloryeverybodyand's gonna be a-singinand' that storyeverybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up thereoh, glory hallelujahbrother, thereand's a reckoninand' cominand' in the morninand'better get ready and'cause iand'm givinand' you the warninand'everybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up therewell-a, well-a, well-aeverybodyand's gonna have religion and gloryeverybodyand's gonna be a-singinand' that storyeverybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up thereoh, glory hallelujahbrother, thereand's a reckoninand' a-cominand' in the morninand'better get ready and'cause iand'm givinand' you the warninand'everybodyand's gonna have a wonderful time up theretranscribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.
