People steal, they cheat and lie   For wealth and what it will buy   But don't they know on the judgment day   That gold and silver will melt away      I'd rather be in a deep, dark grave   And know that my poor soul was saved   Than to live in this world in a house of gold   And deny my God and doom my soul      What good is gold and silver, too   If your heart's not good and true   Sinner hear me when I say   Fall down on your knees and pray      For I'd rather be in a deep, dark grave   And know that my poor soul was saved   Than to live in this world in a house of gold   And deny my God and doom my soul