Won't you take your vacation with me? ♪ Well, so many are taking vacations To the mountains, the lakes and the sea Where they'll rest, from their cares and their worries What a wonderful, wonderful time that must be But it seems, not my choice to, be like them I must toil, through the heat and cold Seeking out, the lost sheep, on the mountains Bringing the wanderers, back to the fold When I take my vacation in heaven (in heaven) What a wonderful, wonderful time that will be Hearing concerts by the heavenly choir And the face of my Saviour I'll see Sitting down, on the banks of that river praise God 'Neath the shade of that evergreen tree I shall rest from my burdens forever Won't you take your vacation with me? ♪ Sitting down, on the banks of the river 'Neath the shade of the evergreen tree When I take my vacation in heaven What a wonderful time that will be When I take my vacation in heaven (in heaven) What a wonderful, wonderful time that will be Hearing concerts by the heavenly choir oh, yes And the face of my Saviour I'll see oh, yeah Sitting down, on the banks of that river hallelujah 'Neath the shade of that evergreen, evergreen tree I shall rest from my burdens forever Won't you take your vacation with me? I shall rest from my burdens forever (yes, I will) Won't you take your vacation with me? Oh, yes