Soul Train

Roy Haynes here, all aboard!
Uh, ha, alright

Soul train leavin' New York City
Destination now diddle-wah-ditty
Be in L.A. now in two hours flat
'Cause children now, that's where it's at

Get on board (Ooh)
Soul train, yeah (Ooh)
We gonna spread joy now, now children
All over the land (All over this land)

Listen, Crazy Cajun gonna be the engineer
Joe Texas gonna take up the fare (Ha ha)
Bo Diddley's gonna do the cookin' and uh
Chuck Berry's gonna do the bookin'

Get on board (Ooh)
Soul train, yeah (Ooh)
We gonna spread, spread joy baby
All over the land (All over this land)

James Brown's gonna be the conductor (Please, please, please)
Wilson Pickett's gonna be the instructor (I said, "Hey, Brown")
The Supremes are gonna be the band (Take it, take it)
And Jimmy Reed's gonna sell the drinks

Get on board (Ooh)
The soul train, yeah (Ooh)
You know what I'm talkin' about
We gonna spread joy baby
All over the land (All over this land)

Alright, Aretha Franklin down in Alabama (Baby, I love you)
Rescue her just as fast as you can
Pickin' up Bobby, playin' in Houston, T
Forget Rufus, too many dogs for me (Forget the dog)

Soul train, yeah (Ooh)
We got to, got to spread joy
All over the world now (All over this land)

Yeah, spread that joy, baby
Got to keep on movin' (Got to, got to keep on movin')
Do your thing now, now, now (Got to, got to, got to have soul)
You've got to have soul, lord (Got to, got to keep on movin')
Keep on movin' (Got to, got to, got to have soul)
This big train's rollin' (Got to, got to keep on movin')
Keep on movin'