Lyrics
Take that night train to Memphis [Repeat x2]
Expressing the suggestion or desire to take a night train to Memphis.
And when you arrive at the station
Describing the arrival at the Memphis station.
Ill be right there to greet you
Expressing the speaker's presence and readiness to welcome someone at the station.
Ill be there to meet you
Reiterating the speaker's intention to meet and greet the person arriving.
Wont you take my invitation
Inviting the person to accept the speaker's invitation.
Hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Celebratory exclamation, expressing joy or excitement.
Ill be singin' hallelujah all the way
Continuing the joyful exclamation, with a commitment to singing 'hallelujah.'
We'll have a jubilee down in Memphis Tennessee
Anticipating a joyous celebration, specifically mentioning a jubilee in Memphis, Tennessee.
You'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Reiterating the commitment to singing 'hallelujah' throughout the celebration.
Oh hallelujah hallelujah
Repeating the joyful exclamation 'hallelujah.'
Ill be singin' hallelujah all the way
Recommitting to singing 'hallelujah' throughout the anticipated jubilee.
We'll have a jubilee down in Memphis Tennessee
Reiterating the expectation of a jubilee in Memphis, Tennessee.
You'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Recommitting to singing 'hallelujah' during the jubilee.
Oh hallelujah, yeah hallelujah
Continuing the joyful exclamation 'hallelujah.'
Ill be singin' hallelujah all the way
Recommitting to singing 'hallelujah' throughout the celebration.
We'll have a jubilee down in Memphis Tennessee
Reiterating the expectation of a jubilee in Memphis, Tennessee.
You'll be singin' hallelujah all the way [Repeat x3]
Recommitting to singing 'hallelujah' during the jubilee; repeated three times for emphasis.
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