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
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Let's Take a Walk Around the Block
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| Maureen McGovern |
