I never thought my life could be 

 Anything but catastrophe 

 But suddenly I begin to see 

 A bit of good luck for me 

 

 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 got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 And I got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden twinkle 

 In my eye 

 

 I never thought my life could be 

 Anything but catastrophe 

 And suddenly I begin to see 

 A bit of good luck for me 

 

 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 got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 Oh, I got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden twinkle 

 In my eye 

 

 I never thought I'd see the day 

 When I would face the world and say 

 "Good morning (good morning) 

 Look at the sun" (look at the sun)

 

 I never thought that I would be 

 Slap in the lap of luxury 

 'Cause I'd have said 

 "It couldn't be done" but it can be done 

 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 Yeah, I got a golden ticket 

 And look at my golden ticket 

 I got me a golden ticket 

 

 Yeah, I got a golden chance 

 To make my way 

 And with the golden ticket 

 It's a golden day 

 

 Yeah 

 Come on 

 Ha ha 

 Give it to me, daddy 

 

 I never dreamed that I would climb 

 Over the moon in ecstasy 

 But nevertheless that's where I am 

 Shortly about to be 

 

 'Cause I got a golden ticket, ha ha 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got me a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 

 Oh, I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 I got a golden ticket 

 

 I got a golden chance to 

 Make my way 

 And with a golden ticket 

 It's a golden day