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A Ladder to Heaven (Song)

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"A Ladder to Heaven" is a song sung by Alan Jackson in the Season Six episode, "A Ladder to Heaven".

Background

While the boys are building the ladder to heaven, in an attempt to reach Kenny McCormick, they run out of building material. Eventually, Alan Jackson arrives to sing this song in support, engaging the crowd and attracting sales of his CDs in the process.

Alan Jackson later improvises with new versions of the song to align with the developing status of the ladder. Eventually when the boys decide not to pursue with the ladder any further, Jackson could no longer fully compose another version, and in response accuses the boys of ruining the song.

Trivia

  • The song is a parody of Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)".

Lyrics

First Version

Where were you,
When they built the Ladder to Heaven?
Did it make you feel like crying?
Or did you think it was kinda gay?
Well I for one believe in the Ladder to Heaven
Ooh yeah yeah yeah, 9-11
I said 9-11, 9-11, 9-11, 9, 9-11

Second Version

Where were you,
When they ran out of stuff to build the Ladder to Heaven?

Third Version

Where were you,
When they saved that Ladder to Heaven?

Fourth Version

Where were you,
When they decided Heaven was a more intangible idea
And couldn't, you couldn't really...get there?

International Lyrics

German lyrics Translation

Wo warst du
Als sie kam, die Leiter zum Himmel?
Brachte dich der Tag zum Weinen?
War es ein Anlass zur Fröhlichkeit?

Ich glaube fest, an die Leiter zum Himmel.
Hmm, yeah yeah yeah... im September.

Ich sage im September, im September, im September, iiiim... September.

Where were you
When they built the the Ladder to Heaven?
Did the day make you cry?
Was it a cause for joy?

Well I firmly believe in the Ladder to Heaven
Hmm, yeah yeah yeah... in September

I said in September, in September, in September, in... September

Mandarin Chinese lyrics Translation

可憐阿尼
紅顏薄命離我而去
雖然我不認識你
但我還是懷念你

多希望天梯可以帶我找到你
哦…耶…我好想你

好想,好想你,好想你哦,想你哦,想你

Poor Kenny
Gone too soon, left me behind
Though I don't know you well
But I do miss you

Really hope the Ladder to Heaven will bring me to you
Oh... yeah... I miss you

Miss (you), miss you, miss you oh... miss you, miss you


Songs from Season Six
A Ladder to Heaven | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Fight-in' Round The World | Fresh Island Song | Gotta Get There Somehow | Jarabe Tapatío | Jared's Theme | Montage | My Future Self n' Me | Poo-Choo Train | Sea People and Me | Sometimes You Kill Your Teacher | Stan Darsh | Stars and Stripes Forever | Take on Me | The Ballad of Lemmiwinks | The Biggest Douche in the Universe | The Catholic Boat | The Safety Dance | The Twelve Days of Christmas | True Freaks Union | U Can't Touch This

See also: List of Songs | List of Minor Characters from Season Six | Season Six