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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Duritz
Vocals
Charlie Gillingham
Hammond Organ
Matthew Malley
Bass
Steve Bowman
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Duritz
Songwriter
Matthew Malley
Songwriter
David Bryson
Songwriter
Ben Mize
Songwriter
Daniel Vickrey
Songwriter
Charlie Gillingham
Songwriter
Steve Bowman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Gary Gersh
Executive Producer
Scott Litt
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I took the cannonball down to the ocean
Crossed the desert from sea to shining sea
I rode a ladder that climbs across the nation
Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
[Verse 2]
She buys a ticket 'cause it's cold where she comes from
She climbs aboard because she's scared of getting older in the snow
Love is a ghost train, rumbling through the darkness
Hold on to me, darling, I've got nowhere else to go
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
Ah, hey, yeah
[Verse 3]
Took the cannonball down to the ocean
Watched the diesel disappear beneath the tumbling waves
Love is a ghost train howling on the radio
"Remember everything", she said, "when only memory remains"
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
"Hey, how do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
Written by: Adam Duritz, Ben Mize, Charlie Gillingham, Daniel Vickrey, David Bryson, Matthew Malley, Steve Bowman