I've worked hard 
and I'm ready for a long vacation 
got some money in my pocket 
and I'm going down to the station 
saw a poster on a wall 
and the place looked really nice 
a man with a beard said "follow me 
I'll take you to paradise" 

If you want to come with me there's room 
there are no legal limits 
there's always room for one more soul 
so why not come and get it 

I want to ride this train to Gloryland 
so why don't you come up here 
and join the band? 

Met the man with the beard 
halfway through Kentucky 
He walked with me and he talked with me 
some people say I'm lucky 
for that day the man I met payed the full price 
now I ride the train for free 
the train to Paradise