Cabin in the Sky Page #3

Pray harder. You's a faithful servant.

If Little Joe dies,

I ain't got nothing left to live for.

Don't let up, Petunia.

Keep plugging. Keep plugging for me.

I know you hear me.

If you save him on earth for me...

...l'm gonna save him

for you up in heaven.

That is terrific praying.

Come on, grab this rascal.

Let's get him out of here.

- No!

- Get that leg. Take him on out of there.

Get the legs, number four. Pull him around.

Don't let him switch up on you like that!

What's going on here?

I'm in an awful mess.

Reverend?

Who gave you orders

to incinerate this man?

We got our orders direct from

the hot seat, from the big boss hisself.

And you better keep out of this.

- You're Lucifer's boy, aren't you?

- I am.

Look like old Lucifer

been jumping the gun again.

Oh, no, he haven't either. Little Joe here's

been 1 -A on our list for a long time.

You've had lots of souls

that you didn't get.

Yes, I knows that, but Little Joe never did

do any repenting until after he was dead.

That don't count and you knows it.

What are you doing down here?

Answer me that.

I'll tell you.

We received a powerful prayer

from Petunia here.

It was the most powerful

piece of praying...

...we's heard up there in a long time.

- I was afraid of that.

Now, if you coal-heavers don't lay off

while we investigate...

...you gonna have

some explaining to do.

You don't have to check up on me,

Reverend. You know I been reforming.

I know very little about you, Joseph.

Ain't you the reverend in our church?

I am a soldier of the Lord.

And nothing must be done

till I look into this case.

Don't let him bluff you.

We've been wanting to tangle

with them birds for a long time.

Now wait a minute here.

What's the reason we can't talk

this thing over sensible-like?

Now, what does your boss want

with a no-account like Little Joe?

- You knows by rights he belongs to us.

- No, I don't, general.

And I thank you

for letting me come with you.

Wait a minute, Joseph. Not so fast.

I was told to investigate,

not to bring you up there.

But you won't be taking no chances, sir.

I can be a very handy man up there.

I can run the elevator...

...going up, tune harps

and mind cherubs, or anything.

First thing you know, you'll have a bunch

of dice-shooting angels on your hands.

Don't listen to him. Listen to Petunia.

- She knows how hard I been...

- Quiet.

I am listening to her.

Lord, if you just let him

get well again...

...I promise you I'll get him back

in the fold.

- But I promise you...

- Hold on here.

How come Petunia there knows

what we're talking about?

I don't know.

Petunia's always been

in pretty close touch with the Lord.

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