My last job went wrong 'cos crime don't pay
But then I got right down on my knees and prayed
'Cos I had a date with the law as time went on
And they took me down in a train
To Babylon

There in that place folks don't know what's going on
Sometimes they fade and some forget where they came from
And in the afternoon I feel the breeze
How would I ever have known

Goodbye Babylon
Goodbye Babylon
Goodbye Babylon
Good bye

Now my suitcase is packed and I'm moving on
My life is waiting outside and I'm going home
'Cos I had a date with the law and time's gone on
And I'm gonna take me a train
From Babylon

Goodbye Babylon
Now I'm moving on
Goodbye Babylon
I won't be back again
Goodbye Babylon