Ghost Train Lyrics

The song Ghost Train is performed by Rickie Lee Jones in the album named Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology in the year 2005 .



Well I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
'cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive
Under the bridges and over the street
Now every shadow that I meet
They all know my name
And they whisper
" What's a matter hon
Don't you know you're riding on the ghost train"

Jupiter Ray on the bus
I remember when Jupiter came to town
He was one of the best of us
Oh, that stuff can really take you down
Hey, Jupiter Ray is on the bus
I remember when Jupiter was alive
Come to think of it
You all have a strange translucence in your eyes
What's a matter son?
Don't you know you're riding on the ghost train

You just buy your ticket
And get on board
This train don't stop
'cause we like to ride, ride ride ride
We just wanna ride, ride ride ride

Ding goes the trolley
Bang goes the bell
Somebody call my second cousin
I'm not feeling very well

This is where little blondes check-in their furs
This is where little blondes check-in their hat
Don't worry about where you were at
We took care of that

Mr Driver is this my stop ?
Mr Driver tell me how to get off
Any way you can, any way
Come back into the light

You wanna get to heaven
Take the devil by the hand
And you slide right into the promised land
'cause this could be the night
And this could be the gate
Everybody's waitin' for you darlin'
So don't be late
What's a matter honey ?
Didn't you pay your money for the ghost train ?

Well I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
'cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive




Rickie Lee Jones - Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology

Jun 2005

  1. A Tree On Allenford
  2. Alter Boy
  3. Beat Angels
  4. Bitchenostrophy
  5. Bye Bye Blackbird
  6. Chuck E's In Love
  7. Company
  8. Coolsville
  9. Cycles
  10. Firewalker
  11. Flying Cowboys
  12. Ghost Train
  13. Hey Bub
  14. It Must Be Love
  15. Living It Up
  16. Magazing
  17. On Saturday Afternoons in 1963
  18. Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
  19. Sailor Song
  20. Satellites
  21. Scary Chinese Movie
  22. Skeletons
  23. Stewart's Coat
  24. Horses
  25. Last Chance Texaco
  26. Tigers
  27. Traces of the Western Slopes
  28. Ugly Man
  29. Up From the Skies
  30. Vessel of Light
  31. We Belong Together
  32. Weasel and the White Boys Cool
  33. Woody and Dutch On The Slow Train to Peking
  34. Sunshine Superman
  35. Makin' Whoopee! -- with Dr. John
  36. Autumn Leaves -- with Rob Wasserman
  37. Evening of My Best Day (Live)
  38. Atlas Marker (Aviator) (Live) -- with Bill Frisell
  39. Easter Parade -- with Blue Nile
  40. My Funny Valentine (Live)
  41. Young Blood (Demo)
  42. After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Goodnight) (Demo)
  43. Easy Money (Demo)
  44. Rodeo Girl (Demo)
  45. Satellites (Demo)
  46. Atlas Marker (Bruce Mix-Demo)
  47. Theme from Gravity (Demo)
  48. Rondo for 3 Apartments on 34th Street (Demo)


Ghost Train