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
Oh, won`t you please take me home

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Just an urchin living under the street
I`m a hard case that`s tough to beat
I`m your charity case
So buy me something to eat
I`ll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line

Rags to riches or so they say
You gotta keep pushing
For the fortune and fame
You know, it`s all a gamble
When it`s just a game
You treat it like a capital crime
Everybody`s doing 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, yeah, yeah

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home

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 see
Tell me who you`re gonna believe

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah, yeah

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

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So far away, so far away
So far away, so far away

Captain America`s been torn apart
Now he`s a court jester with a broken heart
He said turn me around
And take me back to the start
I must be losing my mind, are you blind
I`ve seen it all a million times

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah, yeah

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, yeah

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, home

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Ooh, I wanna go
I wanna go
Oh, won`t you please
Take me home
I wanna see
How good it`ll be
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

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