Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Oh, won't you please take me home Yeah Just a' urchin Livin' under the street I'm a hard case That's tough to beat I'm your charity case So buy me somethin' to eat I'll pay you at another time Take it to the end of the line Ragz to richez or so they say Ya gotta-keep pushin' For the fortune and fame It's all a gamble When it's just a game Ya treat it like a capital crime Everybody's doin' their time Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Oh, won't you please take me home Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Take me home Yeah! Strapped in the chair Of the city's gas chamber Why I'm here I can't quite remember The surgeon general says It's hazardous to breathe I'd have another cigarette But I can't breathe Tell me who you're gonna believe Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Oh, won't you please take me home Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Take me home Yeah