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I never traveled further North than old Van Courtland Park |
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And never further South than the aquarium |
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I've seen the charm of Jersey City, but first, let me remark |
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I saw it from the Empire State solarium |
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But I've been putting nickels in the postal savings bank |
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And when those nickels pile up, we can toddle off in swank |
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And I don't mean an ordinary cook's tour |
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I mean a cabin de-luxe tour |
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Someday, we'll go places |
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New lands and new faces |
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The day we quit punching the clock |
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The future looks pleasant |
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But at present, |
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Let's take a walk around the block |
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I give you my promise |
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We'll visit St. Thomas |
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And then, at the Virgins, we'll dock |
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The Virgins can wait, sir |
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It grows late, sir |
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Let's take a walk around the block |
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Gangway, we'll begin |
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When our ship comes in |
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I'll sit on your lap |
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All over the map |
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To London in May time |
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To Venice in play time |
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To Paris in time for a frock |
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To Boston in bean time |
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Darling, meantime, |
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Let's take a walk around the block |
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SCATTING INTERLUDE |
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Gangway, we'll begin |
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When our ship comes in |
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You'll sit on my lap |
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All over the map |
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We'll send the folks cables, |
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Accumulate labels, |
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Buy souvenirs 'til we're in hock |
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Right now, we are flat in |
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Old Manhattan, |
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Let's take a walk around the block |
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Let's take a walk around the block |
