Tried to amend my carnivorous habit
Made it nearly seventy days
Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds
Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays
But night I'd have these wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous treat
Not zucchina fedachini in over a week
but a big warm bun and huge hunk of meat

Chorus:
Cheeseburger is paradise (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
Not too particular not too precise (paradise)
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise

Heard about the old time sailer men,
They ate the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

Times 've changed for sailors these days
When I'm at port I get what I need
Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed.

Chorus:
Cheeseburger is paradise (paradise)
Medium rare with mustard 'be nice (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 , French fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well good God Almighty which way do I steer, for my

Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Makin' the best of every virtue in mind (paradise)
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice (paradise)
Cheeseburger in paradise
To be a cheeseburger in paradise
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 , French fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well good God Almighty which way do I steer