My last job went wrong 'cos crime don't payBut then I got right down on my knees and prayed'Cos I had a date with the law as time went onAnd they took me down in a trainTo BabylonThere in that place folks don't know what's going onSometimes they fade and some forget where they came fromAnd in the afternoon I feel the breezeHow would I ever have knownThis would happen to meGoodbye BabylonGoodbye BabylonGoodbye BabylonGood byeNow my suitcase is packed and I'm moving onMy life is waiting outside and I'm going home'Cos I had a date with the law and time's gone onAnd I'm gonna take me a trainFrom BabylonGoodbye BabylonNow I'm moving onGoodbye BabylonI won't be back againGoodbye Babylon