Once there was a rich man
Who hoarded all his goods
Spent his money on himself
Didn't do the things he should
But one night Death knocked on his door
And called him on his bet
And all that money stayed behind
He'd worked so hard to get

And when Jesus met a rich young man
Who asked him what to do
So he could have eternal life
Jesus told him true
He said, "Give the poor all that you have
And come and follow Me
And you'll have a heavenly bank account
And live eternally"

Oh, you can't take it with you
You can't take it with you
You can't take it with you
Take it with you when you're dead
You can't take it with you
You can't take it with you
You can't take it with you
You gotta send it on ahead
There's no one whose left his house
His money or his lands
For the sake of Jesus
And the cross that he demands
And there's no one for Jesus' sake
Who's left a family or wife
Who won't receive a hundred-fold
And joy through all his life

Oh, and you can take that with you
You can take that with you
You can take your joy on with you
Take it with you when you're dead
You can take it with you
Your joy can sure go with you
You can take it right on with you
Take it with you when you're dead

You can take it with you
You can take it with you
Yeah, you can take it with you
If you live like Jesus said
You can take it with you
You can take it right on with you
Your joy can sure go with you
Take it with you when you're dead
You can take it with you
You can take it all right with you
Your joy can sure go with you
Take it with you when you're dead
You can take it with you
You can take your joy on with you
Your joy can sure go with you
If you live like Jesus did...