Track byJack Albertson/Peter Ostrum
Grandpa Joe: I never thought my life could be Anything but catastrophe But suddenly I begin to see A bit of good luck for me 'Cause I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden twinkle in my eye I never had a chance to shine Never a happy song to sing But suddenly half the world is mine What an amazing thing 'Cause I've got a golden ticket [Spoken] It's ours, Charlie! [Sung] I've got a golden sun up in the sky I never thought I'd see the day When I would face the world and say Good morning, look at the sun I never thought that I would be Slap in the lap of luxury 'Cause I'd have said: Charlie: It couldn't be done Grandpa Joe: But it can be done I never dreamed that I would climb Over the moon in ecstasy But nevertheless, it's there that I'm Shortly about to be Grandpa Joe and Charlie: 'Cause I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden chance to make my way And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day Grandpa Joe: [Spoken] Good morning, look at the sun! Grandpa Joe and Charlie: [Sung] 'Cause I'd have said, It couldn't be done Grandpa Joe: But it can be done I never dreamed that I would climb Over the moon in ecstasy But nevertheless, it's there that I'm Shortly about to be 'Cause I've got a golden ticket Grandpa Joe and Charlie: 'Cause I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden chance to make my way And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day