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 we'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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You're just the companion
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I want at Grand Canyon
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for throwing old blades down the rock
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The money we have`ll go for travel
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Meantime, let's 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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[Bridge]
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In Winter at Christmas,
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We'll visit the isthmus
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And see how they lock up a lock
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And then in Caracas, on a jackass,
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We'll take a ride around the block.
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We'll keep to our promise,
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To visit St. Thomas
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And then at Jamaica we'll dock
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The prospect is thrilling,
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Still I am willing,
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Just now to talk around the block.
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Onward, to Cathay
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Then to Mandalay
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Boom on to Bangkok
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P'r'aps Vladivostok
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We'll send the folks cables
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Accumulate labels
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Buy souvenirs till we're in hock
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But since we are flat in 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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| Ella Fitzgerald |
