From the recording Demos
Lyrics
Build Me A Casket
Writers: Jack Allen and Bob Duffy
Intro
When I leave this world behind I'm takin' everything that's mine. So…
Chorus
Build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
They say you can't take it with you when you go, but I'm gonna’ give it a try
There's just so many things that I want to bring when I slide to the other side
So build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
Verse 1
I'll need my big TV, my mp3s, as many CDs as I can
People magazines, espresso machine - I'll have a lot ‘a time on my hands
Take my new iPhone, to text back home ‘n keep everybody informed
Tony Lama boots aren’t fireproof – hope the weather isn't too warm. So…
Chorus
Build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
They say you can't take it with you when you go, but I'm gonna’ give it a try
There's just so many things that I want to bring when I slide to the other side
So build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
Verse 2
I'll stash my baseball cards, Cuban cigars, rockets for the Fourth of July
A satchel full of cash, enough to last – you never know what you can buy
Packin' my guitar, rockin' the choir, rollin' down that heavenly road
Cram it in, up to the rim, gonna’ be one hell of a load. So…
Chorus
Build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
They say you can't take it with you when you go, but I'm gonna’ give it a try
There's just so many things that I want to bring when I slide to the other side
So build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
Bridge
I’ll hire a half a dozen linemen from the Tennessee Titans to hoist that hefty crate
Get a gleamin’ 18-wheeler from the Peterbilt dealer to haul me to the Pearly Gates. So…
Chorus
Build me a casket twelve feet long, make it double wide
They say you can't take it with you when you go, but I'm gonna’ give it a try
There's just so many things that I want to bring when I slide to the other side
So build me a casket twelve feet long, and make it double wide
Tag
You better make it a double wide
Copyright 2026, Jack Allen (blkjakf8@aol.com, 858-869-5021) and Bob Duffy (BobDuffyMusic@gmail.com,
858-231-8858)