| I took the cannon ball down to the ocean |
| Across the desert from sea to shining sea |
| I rode a ladder that climbed across the nation |
| 50 million feet of earth between the buried and me |
| «Oh! How do you do?» |
| She said, «Hey, how do you do?» |
| She buys a ticket 'cause it’s cold, where she comes from |
| And she climbs aboard |
| Because she’s scared of getting older in the snow |
| Love is a ghost train just rumbling through the darkness |
| Oh, just hold on to me darling, I got nowhere else to go |
| «Oh! How do you do?» |
| She said, «Hey, how do you do?» |
| But isn’t everyone, oh |
| I took the cannonball down to the ocean |
| And I watch the diesel, disappear beneath the tumbling waves |
| Love is a ghost train howling on the radio |
| «Remember everything» she said |
| «'Cause sometimes, just a memory remains» |
| «Well how? How do you do?» |
| She said, «Hey, how do you do?» |
| Hey, how do you do? |
| She said, «Hey, how do you do?» |