It was a paradise for lizards when young Brigham saw it first

He said "I've seen some nasty deserts, lord, but this one here's the worst"

Then the lord called down to Brigham, said "I got a great idea --

I want a mighty city and I think I want it here"

Salt Lake City that town of righteousness and fame

Salt Lake City don't sound like much but hell, what's in a name

Nobody ever sings about it But lord I be goin' there just the same

Salt Lake City where it's so easy keepin' straight

Salt Lake City just really makes Des Moines look second-rate

Ain't makin' no big deal about it

But I hear the Mormon girls are really great

Salt Lake City hey dig that Tabernacle choir

Salt Lake City yea they be bound to take you higher

There just ain't no two ways about it

Yes lord, they really light fire

Well, Brigham kicked a prairie dog and muttered in his beard

Said "you've put me through some changes, lord, but this one's really weird

The lord just laughed at Brigham, said "you'd better get to work --

The next time I check in here, I want paradise on earth

Salt Lake City where Brigham made the desert bloom

Salt Lake City put a color TV in every room

And they got them crazy Mormon chicks

Yes I'll be goin' there real soon

Salt Lake City hey feel that magic in the air ...